#553CBA#553CBA

#553CBA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.188 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553CBA
RGB	rgb(85, 60, 186)
HSL	hsl(252, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 67.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.41, 43.83, -62.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.41, 76.67, 304.87°)
OKLab	oklab(46.21% 0.0502 -0.1808)
OKLCH	oklch(46.21% 0.188 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.2224, 8.7074, 47.3761)
Luminance	0.0871 (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

#553CBA #A1BA3C

analogous

#3C62BA #553CBA #943CBA

triadic

#553CBA #BA553C #3CBA55

tetradic

#553CBA #BA3C62 #A1BA3C #3CBA94

square

#553CBA #BA3C62 #A1BA3C #3CBA94

split-complementary

#553CBA #BA943C #62BA3C

monochromatic

#2B1E5D #402D8C #553CBA #7A66CE #A294DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#553CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#553CBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553CBA

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553CBA	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 60, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.188 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f74d0',
    500: '#553cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553cba;
$custom-light: #8f74d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.905,
    "s": 51.22,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46212,
    "c": 0.18762,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553CBA

secondary

#BCC88A

accent

#DB4DBF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553CBA

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

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