#553CAE#553CAE

#553CAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.173 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553CAE
RGB	rgb(85, 60, 174)
HSL	hsl(253, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(253, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 65.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.43, 40.23, -57.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.43, 70.09, 305.03°)
OKLab	oklab(45.2% 0.0518 -0.1646)
OKLCH	oklch(45.2% 0.173 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.9999, 8.2184, 40.9375)
Luminance	0.0822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.33

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553CAE #95AE3C

analogous

#3C5CAE #553CAE #8E3CAE

triadic

#553CAE #AE553C #3CAE55

tetradic

#553CAE #AE3C5C #95AE3C #3CAE8E

square

#553CAE #AE3C5C #95AE3C #3CAE8E

split-complementary

#553CAE #AE8E3C #5CAE3C

monochromatic

#291D53 #3F2C80 #553CAE #765FC8 #9D8DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#553CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#553CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553CAE

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553CAE	1.00	7.94	2.64	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 60, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.173 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d73c7',
    500: '#553cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553cae;
$custom-light: #8d73c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.158,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45199,
    "c": 0.17255,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553CAE

secondary

#B5C283

accent

#D850BA

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553CAE

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

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