#553EB2#553EB2

#553EB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.175 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553EB2
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 178)
HSL	hsl(252, 48%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(252, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 65.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.18, 40.28, -58.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.18, 71.07, 304.52°)
OKLab	oklab(45.84% 0.0494 -0.168)
OKLCH	oklch(45.84% 0.175 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.5024, 8.5902, 43.0575)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.68

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553EB2 #9BB23E

analogous

#3E61B2 #553EB2 #8F3EB2

triadic

#553EB2 #B2553E #3EB255

tetradic

#553EB2 #B23E61 #9BB23E #3EB28F

square

#553EB2 #B23E61 #9BB23E #3EB28F

split-complementary

#553EB2 #B28F3E #61B23E

monochromatic

#2A1E57 #3F2E85 #553EB2 #7864C9 #A092D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#553EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#553EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553EB2

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553EB2	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.175 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d75ca',
    500: '#553eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553eb2;
$custom-light: #8d75ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.897,
    "s": 48.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45841,
    "c": 0.1751,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553EB2

secondary

#B8C488

accent

#D850BD

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553EB2

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

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