#553EAF#553EAF

#553EAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.171 H 286.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553EAF
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 175)
HSL	hsl(252, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(252, 65%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 64.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.95, 39.37, -57.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.95, 69.40, 304.56°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% 0.0497 -0.1639)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.171 286.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.2045, 8.4710, 41.4884)
Luminance	0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.87

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553EAF #98AF3E

analogous

#3E60AF #553EAF #8E3EAF

triadic

#553EAF #AF553E #3EAF55

tetradic

#553EAF #AF3E60 #98AF3E #3EAF8E

square

#553EAF #AF3E60 #98AF3E #3EAF8E

split-complementary

#553EAF #AF8E3E #60AF3E

monochromatic

#291E55 #3F2E82 #553EAF #7763C8 #9E90D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#553EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#553EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553EAF

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553EAF	1.00	7.79	2.69	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#335971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.171 286.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d75c8',
    500: '#553eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553eaf;
$custom-light: #8d75c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.212,
    "s": 47.679,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45595,
    "c": 0.17125,
    "h": 286.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553EAF

secondary

#B6C386

accent

#D751BC

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553EAF

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

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