#553ACE#553ACE

#553ACE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.214 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553ACE
RGB	rgb(85, 58, 206)
HSL	hsl(251, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(251, 72%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 71.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.77, 50.90, -72.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.77, 88.48, 305.11°)
OKLab	oklab(47.71% 0.0483 -0.2085)
OKLCH	oklch(47.71% 0.214 283)
XYZ	xyz(16.3965, 9.4126, 59.3333)
Luminance	0.0941 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.37

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553ACE #B3CE3A

analogous

#3A69CE #553ACE #9F3ACE

triadic

#553ACE #CE553A #3ACE55

tetradic

#553ACE #CE3A69 #B3CE3A #3ACE9F

square

#553ACE #CE3A69 #B3CE3A #3ACE9F

split-complementary

#553ACE #CE9F3A #69CE3A

monochromatic

#2C1C71 #3F28A2 #553ACE #7F6BDA #AA9CE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#553ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#553ACE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553ACE

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553ACE	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#026280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 58, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.214 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9273de',
    500: '#553ace',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ace;
$custom-light: #9273de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.946,
    "s": 60.163,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47714,
    "c": 0.21406,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.09414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553ACE

secondary

#C7D291

accent

#E344C6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553ACE

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

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