#553EC6#553EC6

#553EC6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.200 H 283.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553EC6
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 198)
HSL	hsl(250, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(250, 69%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 68.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.84, 46.33, -67.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.84, 81.96, 304.42°)
OKLab	oklab(47.55% 0.0466 -0.1946)
OKLCH	oklch(47.55% 0.2 283.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.6588, 9.4528, 54.4146)
Luminance	0.0945 (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

#553EC6 #AFC63E

analogous

#3E6BC6 #553EC6 #993EC6

triadic

#553EC6 #C6553E #3EC655

tetradic

#553EC6 #C63E6B #AFC63E #3EC699

square

#553EC6 #C63E6B #AFC63E #3EC699

split-complementary

#553EC6 #C6993E #6BC63E

monochromatic

#2C1F6A #402D99 #553EC6 #7F6DD4 #A89CE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#553EC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#553EC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553EC6

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553EC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553EC6	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#18627D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ec6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.200 283.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9075d8',
    500: '#553ec6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ec6;
$custom-light: #9075d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ec6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.147,
    "s": 54.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47551,
    "c": 0.20007,
    "h": 283.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553EC6

secondary

#C4CE92

accent

#DE4AC5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553EC6

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

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