#553EBF#553EBF

#553EBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.191 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553EBF
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 191)
HSL	hsl(251, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 67.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.25, 44.21, -64.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.25, 78.19, 304.44°)
OKLab	oklab(46.94% 0.0477 -0.1854)
OKLCH	oklch(46.94% 0.191 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.8700, 9.1373, 50.2602)
Luminance	0.0914 (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

#553EBF #A8BF3E

analogous

#3E67BF #553EBF #963EBF

triadic

#553EBF #BF553E #3EBF55

tetradic

#553EBF #BF3E67 #A8BF3E #3EBF96

square

#553EBF #BF3E67 #A8BF3E #3EBF96

split-complementary

#553EBF #BF963E #67BF3E

monochromatic

#2C2063 #402F91 #553EBF #7D6BCF #A699DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#553EBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#553EBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553EBF

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553EBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553EBF	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ebf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.191 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f75d3',
    500: '#553ebf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ebf;
$custom-light: #8f75d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ebf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.698,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4694,
    "c": 0.19145,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553EBF

secondary

#BFCA8F

accent

#DA4DC1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553EBF

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

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