#553EBC#553EBC

#553EBC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.188 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553EBC
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 188)
HSL	hsl(251, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(251, 67%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 67%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.00, 43.31, -63.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.00, 76.56, 304.45°)
OKLab	oklab(46.68% 0.0481 -0.1814)
OKLCH	oklch(46.68% 0.188 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.5433, 9.0066, 48.5393)
Luminance	0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553EBC #A5BC3E

analogous

#3E66BC #553EBC #943EBC

triadic

#553EBC #BC553E #3EBC55

tetradic

#553EBC #BC3E66 #A5BC3E #3EBC94

square

#553EBC #BC3E66 #A5BC3E #3EBC94

split-complementary

#553EBC #BC943E #66BC3E

monochromatic

#2B2060 #402F8E #553EBC #7C6ACE #A498DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#553EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#553EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553EBC

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553EBC	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.188 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f75d1',
    500: '#553ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ebc;
$custom-light: #8f75d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.952,
    "s": 50.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46683,
    "c": 0.18772,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553EBC

secondary

#BEC98D

accent

#DA4EC0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553EBC

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

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