#553EAA#553EAA

#553EAA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.165 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#553EAA
RGBrgb(85, 62, 170)
HSLhsl(253, 47%, 45%)
HSVhsv(253, 64%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 63.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LABlab(34.56, 37.86, -54.81)
CIE-LCHlch(34.56, 66.61, 304.63°)
OKLaboklab(45.19% 0.0501 -0.157)
OKLCHoklch(45.19% 0.165 287.7)
XYZxyz(12.7225, 8.2783, 38.9499)
Luminance0.0828 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#553EAA #93AA3E
analogous
#3E5DAA #553EAA #8B3EAA
triadic
#553EAA #AA553E #3EAA55
tetradic
#553EAA #AA3E5D #93AA3E #3EAA8B
square
#553EAA #AA3E5D #93AA3E #3EAA8B
split-complementary
#553EAA #AA8B3E #5DAA3E
monochromatic
#281D50 #3F2E7D #553EAA #7660C5 #9C8DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91
#553EAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66
#553EAA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553EAA
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##553EAA#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##553EAA1.007.912.667.91
#FFFFFF7.911.0021.001.00
#0000002.6621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.911.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004EA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#37586E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #553eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.165 287.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c74c4',
    500: '#553eaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #553eaa;
$custom-light: #8c74c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#553eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.778,
    "s": 46.552,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4519,
    "c": 0.1648,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#553EAA
secondary
#B3C084
accent
#D652BA
background
#F9F7FC
surface
#F1EDF8
border
#CBC8D1
text
#0D0813
muted
#7E7B82

Preview Lab

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#553EAA Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva