#553DAE#553DAE

#553DAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.171 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553DAE
RGB	rgb(85, 61, 174)
HSL	hsl(253, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(253, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 64.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.65, 39.65, -57.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.65, 69.47, 304.80°)
OKLab	oklab(45.36% 0.0508 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(45.36% 0.171 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.0528, 8.3242, 40.9551)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.13

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553DAE #96AE3D

analogous

#3D5DAE #553DAE #8D3DAE

triadic

#553DAE #AE553D #3DAE55

tetradic

#553DAE #AE3D5D #96AE3D #3DAE8D

square

#553DAE #AE3D5D #96AE3D #3DAE8D

split-complementary

#553DAE #AE8D3D #5DAE3D

monochromatic

#291D53 #3F2D81 #553DAE #7761C8 #9E8ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#553DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#553DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553DAE

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553DAE	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#345970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 61, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.171 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d74c7',
    500: '#553dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553dae;
$custom-light: #8d74c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.743,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45355,
    "c": 0.17126,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553DAE

secondary

#B5C285

accent

#D850BB

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553DAE

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

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