#553E92#553E92

#553E92 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.133 H 292.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553E92
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 146)
HSL	hsl(256, 40%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(256, 58%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 57.5%, 0%, 42.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.81, 30.69, -43.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.81, 52.93, 305.44°)
OKLab	oklab(43.36% 0.0511 -0.1226)
OKLCH	oklch(43.36% 0.133 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.6558, 7.4516, 28.0654)
Luminance	0.0745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 8.15

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553E92 #7B923E

analogous

#3E5192 #553E92 #7F3E92

triadic

#553E92 #92553E #3E9255

tetradic

#553E92 #923E51 #7B923E #3E927F

square

#553E92 #923E51 #7B923E #3E927F

split-complementary

#553E92 #927F3E #51923E

monochromatic

#231A3C #3C2C67 #553E92 #7156B7 #9581C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#553E92 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#553E92 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553E92

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553E92	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553E92	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#114E95

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#184C90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#455062

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553e92;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 146);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.133 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8974b2',
    500: '#553e92',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553e92;
$custom-light: #8974b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553e92",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 146
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.429,
    "s": 40.385,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43361,
    "c": 0.13283,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553E92

secondary

#A3B478

accent

#D058AF

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0811

muted

#7D7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #553E92

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

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