#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
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 170)
HSL	hsl(253, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(253, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 63.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.56, 37.86, -54.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.56, 66.61, 304.63°)
OKLab	oklab(45.19% 0.0501 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(45.19% 0.165 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.7225, 8.2783, 38.9499)
Luminance	0.0828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.37

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

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
##553EAA	1.00	7.91	2.66	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #553EAA

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

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