#553EAE#553EAE

#553EAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.170 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553EAE
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 174)
HSL	hsl(252, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(252, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 64.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.87, 39.07, -56.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.87, 68.85, 304.57°)
OKLab	oklab(45.51% 0.0498 -0.1625)
OKLCH	oklch(45.51% 0.17 287)
XYZ	xyz(13.1067, 8.4319, 40.9731)
Luminance	0.0843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.95

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553EAE #97AE3E

analogous

#3E5FAE #553EAE #8D3EAE

triadic

#553EAE #AE553E #3EAE55

tetradic

#553EAE #AE3E5F #97AE3E #3EAE8D

square

#553EAE #AE3E5F #97AE3E #3EAE8D

split-complementary

#553EAE #AE8D3E #5FAE3E

monochromatic

#291E54 #3F2E81 #553EAE #7762C7 #9E8FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#553EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#553EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553EAE

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553EAE	1.00	7.82	2.69	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#345970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.170 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d75c7',
    500: '#553eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553eae;
$custom-light: #8d75c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.321,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45513,
    "c": 0.16997,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.08433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553EAE

secondary

#B6C286

accent

#D751BB

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553EAE

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

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