#553EA2#553EA2

#553EA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.154 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553EA2
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 162)
HSL	hsl(254, 45%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(254, 62%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.5%, 61.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.95, 35.45, -50.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.95, 62.10, 304.81°)
OKLab	oklab(44.56% 0.0507 -0.1458)
OKLCH	oklch(44.56% 0.154 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.9887, 7.9847, 35.0849)
Luminance	0.0799 (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

#553EA2 #8BA23E

analogous

#3E59A2 #553EA2 #873EA2

triadic

#553EA2 #A2553E #3EA255

tetradic

#553EA2 #A23E59 #8BA23E #3EA287

square

#553EA2 #A23E59 #8BA23E #3EA287

split-complementary

#553EA2 #A2873E #59A23E

monochromatic

#271C49 #3E2D76 #553EA2 #745CC1 #9989D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#553EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#553EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553EA2

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553EA2	1.00	8.09	2.60	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C556A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.154 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b74be',
    500: '#553ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ea2;
$custom-light: #8b74be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.8,
    "s": 44.643,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44558,
    "c": 0.15433,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553EA2

secondary

#AEBC80

accent

#D453B7

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #553EA2

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

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