#553EBD#553EBD

#553EBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.189 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553EBD
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 189)
HSL	hsl(251, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(251, 67%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 67.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.08, 43.61, -63.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.08, 77.10, 304.44°)
OKLab	oklab(46.77% 0.048 -0.1828)
OKLCH	oklch(46.77% 0.189 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6515, 9.0498, 49.1090)
Luminance	0.0905 (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

#553EBD #A6BD3E

analogous

#3E67BD #553EBD #953EBD

triadic

#553EBD #BD553E #3EBD55

tetradic

#553EBD #BD3E67 #A6BD3E #3EBD95

square

#553EBD #BD3E67 #A6BD3E #3EBD95

split-complementary

#553EBD #BD953E #67BD3E

monochromatic

#2C2061 #402F8F #553EBD #7C6ACE #A598DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#553EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#553EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553EBD

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553EBD	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#265E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.189 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f75d2',
    500: '#553ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ebd;
$custom-light: #8f75d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.866,
    "s": 50.598,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46768,
    "c": 0.18896,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553EBD

secondary

#BEC98E

accent

#DA4EC1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553EBD

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

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