#553DAF#553DAF

#553DAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.173 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553DAF
RGB	rgb(85, 61, 175)
HSL	hsl(253, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(253, 65%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 65.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.73, 39.95, -57.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.73, 70.03, 304.79°)
OKLab	oklab(45.44% 0.0507 -0.1649)
OKLCH	oklch(45.44% 0.173 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1506, 8.3633, 41.4705)
Luminance	0.0836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.06

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553DAF #97AF3D

analogous

#3D5EAF #553DAF #8E3DAF

triadic

#553DAF #AF553D #3DAF55

tetradic

#553DAF #AF3D5E #97AF3D #3DAF8E

square

#553DAF #AF3D5E #97AF3D #3DAF8E

split-complementary

#553DAF #AF8E3D #5EAF3D

monochromatic

#291D54 #3F2D82 #553DAF #7761C8 #9E8FD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#553DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#553DAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553DAF

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553DAF	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#345970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 61, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.173 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d74c8',
    500: '#553daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553daf;
$custom-light: #8d74c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.632,
    "s": 48.305,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45437,
    "c": 0.17254,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553DAF

secondary

#B6C385

accent

#D850BB

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553DAF

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

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