#553EC5#553EC5

#553EC5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.199 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553EC5
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 197)
HSL	hsl(250, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(250, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 68.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.76, 46.03, -67.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.76, 81.42, 304.43°)
OKLab	oklab(47.46% 0.0468 -0.1933)
OKLCH	oklch(47.46% 0.199 283.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5439, 9.4068, 53.8091)
Luminance	0.0941 (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

#553EC5 #AEC53E

analogous

#3E6AC5 #553EC5 #983EC5

triadic

#553EC5 #C5553E #3EC555

tetradic

#553EC5 #C53E6A #AEC53E #3EC598

square

#553EC5 #C53E6A #AEC53E #3EC598

split-complementary

#553EC5 #C5983E #6AC53E

monochromatic

#2C2069 #402E98 #553EC5 #7E6DD3 #A89CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#553EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#553EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553EC5

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553EC5	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.199 283.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9075d8',
    500: '#553ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ec5;
$custom-light: #9075d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.222,
    "s": 53.785,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47463,
    "c": 0.19884,
    "h": 283.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553EC5

secondary

#C3CD91

accent

#DD4BC4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553EC5

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

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