#553BAF#553BAF

#553BAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.175 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BAF
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 175)
HSL	hsl(253, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(253, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 66.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.30, 41.10, -58.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.30, 71.26, 305.23°)
OKLab	oklab(45.13% 0.0527 -0.167)
OKLCH	oklch(45.13% 0.175 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.0459, 8.1538, 41.4356)
Luminance	0.0815 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.47

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553BAF #95AF3B

analogous

#3B5BAF #553BAF #8F3BAF

triadic

#553BAF #AF553B #3BAF55

tetradic

#553BAF #AF3B5B #95AF3B #3BAF8F

square

#553BAF #AF3B5B #95AF3B #3BAF8F

split-complementary

#553BAF #AF8F3B #5BAF3B

monochromatic

#291C53 #3F2C81 #553BAF #765EC9 #9D8CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#553BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#553BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BAF

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BAF	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#345870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.175 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d73c8',
    500: '#553baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553baf;
$custom-light: #8d73c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.448,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45129,
    "c": 0.1751,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BAF

secondary

#B5C383

accent

#D94FBA

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BAF

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

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