#553AC5#553AC5

#553AC5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.203 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553AC5
RGB	rgb(85, 58, 197)
HSL	hsl(252, 55%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 70.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.96, 48.23, -68.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.96, 83.75, 305.16°)
OKLab	oklab(46.89% 0.0501 -0.1971)
OKLCH	oklch(46.89% 0.203 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.3343, 8.9877, 53.7393)
Luminance	0.0899 (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

#553AC5 #AAC53A

analogous

#3A64C5 #553AC5 #9B3AC5

triadic

#553AC5 #C5553A #3AC555

tetradic

#553AC5 #C53A64 #AAC53A #3AC59B

square

#553AC5 #C53A64 #AAC53A #3AC59B

split-complementary

#553AC5 #C59B3A #64C53A

monochromatic

#2C1E66 #412C96 #553AC5 #7E69D3 #A799E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#553AC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#553AC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553AC5

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553AC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553AC5	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B5F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ac5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 58, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.203 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9073d8',
    500: '#553ac5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ac5;
$custom-light: #9073d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ac5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.655,
    "s": 54.51,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46894,
    "c": 0.20334,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553AC5

secondary

#C0CD8E

accent

#DE4AC1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553AC5

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

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