#553ABE#553ABE

#553ABE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.195 H 285.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553ABE
RGB	rgb(85, 58, 190)
HSL	hsl(252, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(252, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 69.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.35, 46.14, -65.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.35, 80.01, 305.22°)
OKLab	oklab(46.27% 0.0513 -0.188)
OKLCH	oklch(46.27% 0.195 285.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.5508, 8.6743, 49.6128)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553ABE #A3BE3A

analogous

#3A61BE #553ABE #973ABE

triadic

#553ABE #BE553A #3ABE55

tetradic

#553ABE #BE3A61 #A3BE3A #3ABE97

square

#553ABE #BE3A61 #A3BE3A #3ABE97

split-complementary

#553ABE #BE973A #61BE3A

monochromatic

#2B1D60 #402C8F #553ABE #7B65D0 #A394DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#553ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#553ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553ABE

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553ABE	1.00	7.68	2.73	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#255D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 58, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.195 285.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f72d3',
    500: '#553abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553abe;
$custom-light: #8f72d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.273,
    "s": 53.226,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4627,
    "c": 0.19488,
    "h": 285.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553ABE

secondary

#BDCA8A

accent

#DD4BBF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553ABE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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