#553CBE#553CBE

#553CBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.193 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553CBE
RGB	rgb(85, 60, 190)
HSL	hsl(252, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(252, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 68.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.75, 45.04, -64.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.75, 78.84, 304.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.56% 0.0496 -0.1861)
OKLCH	oklch(46.56% 0.193 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.6536, 8.8799, 49.6471)
Luminance	0.0888 (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

#553CBE #A5BE3C

analogous

#3C64BE #553CBE #963CBE

triadic

#553CBE #BE553C #3CBE55

tetradic

#553CBE #BE3C64 #A5BE3C #3CBE96

square

#553CBE #BE3C64 #A5BE3C #3CBE96

split-complementary

#553CBE #BE963C #64BE3C

monochromatic

#2B1F61 #402D8F #553CBE #7C68CF #A496DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#553CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#553CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553CBE

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553CBE	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#255E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 60, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.193 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f74d3',
    500: '#553cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553cbe;
$custom-light: #8f74d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.538,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46558,
    "c": 0.19256,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553CBE

secondary

#BECA8C

accent

#DB4CC0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553CBE

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

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