#553AC8#553AC8

#553AC8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.207 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553AC8
RGB	rgb(85, 58, 200)
HSL	hsl(251, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 71%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.23, 49.12, -69.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.23, 85.33, 305.14°)
OKLab	oklab(47.17% 0.0495 -0.2009)
OKLCH	oklch(47.17% 0.207 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6815, 9.1266, 55.5677)
Luminance	0.0913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.55

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553AC8 #ADC83A

analogous

#3A66C8 #553AC8 #9C3AC8

triadic

#553AC8 #C8553A #3AC855

tetradic

#553AC8 #C83A66 #ADC83A #3AC89C

square

#553AC8 #C83A66 #ADC83A #3AC89C

split-complementary

#553AC8 #C89C3A #66C83A

monochromatic

#2C1E6A #402B9A #553AC8 #7E6AD5 #A89AE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#553AC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#553AC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553AC8

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553AC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553AC8	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#15607D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ac8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 58, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.207 283.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9173da',
    500: '#553ac8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ac8;
$custom-light: #9173da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ac8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.408,
    "s": 56.349,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47165,
    "c": 0.20693,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553AC8

secondary

#C2CE8F

accent

#E048C3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553AC8

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

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