#553BBA#553BBA

#553BBA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.189 H 285.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BBA
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 186)
HSL	hsl(252, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 68.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.21, 44.39, -63.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.21, 77.27, 305.07°)
OKLab	oklab(46.07% 0.0511 -0.1818)
OKLCH	oklch(46.07% 0.189 285.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.1705, 8.6036, 47.3588)
Luminance	0.0860 (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

#553BBA #A0BA3B

analogous

#3B61BA #553BBA #943BBA

triadic

#553BBA #BA553B #3BBA55

tetradic

#553BBA #BA3B61 #A0BA3B #3BBA94

square

#553BBA #BA3B61 #A0BA3B #3BBA94

split-complementary

#553BBA #BA943B #61BA3B

monochromatic

#2B1E5D #402C8C #553BBA #7A64CE #A293DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#553BBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#553BBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BBA

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BBA	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.189 285.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f73d0',
    500: '#553bba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bba;
$custom-light: #8f73d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.283,
    "s": 51.837,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46065,
    "c": 0.18881,
    "h": 285.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BBA

secondary

#BBC889

accent

#DB4DBE

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BBA

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

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