#553EAB#553EAB

#553EAB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.166 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553EAB
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 171)
HSL	hsl(253, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(253, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 63.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.63, 38.16, -55.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.63, 67.17, 304.62°)
OKLab	oklab(45.27% 0.0501 -0.1584)
OKLCH	oklch(45.27% 0.166 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.8175, 8.3162, 39.4500)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.25

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553EAB #94AB3E

analogous

#3E5DAB #553EAB #8B3EAB

triadic

#553EAB #AB553E #3EAB55

tetradic

#553EAB #AB3E5D #94AB3E #3EAB8B

square

#553EAB #AB3E5D #94AB3E #3EAB8B

split-complementary

#553EAB #AB8B3E #5DAB3E

monochromatic

#281D51 #3F2E7E #553EAB #7661C6 #9D8ED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#553EAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#553EAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553EAB

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553EAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553EAB	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553eab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.166 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c74c5',
    500: '#553eab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553eab;
$custom-light: #8c74c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553eab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.661,
    "s": 46.781,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4527,
    "c": 0.1661,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553EAB

secondary

#B4C184

accent

#D651BA

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553EAB

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

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