#553FAC#553FAC

#553FAC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.166 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553FAC
RGB	rgb(85, 63, 172)
HSL	hsl(252, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(252, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 63.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.93, 37.87, -55.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.93, 67.10, 304.36°)
OKLab	oklab(45.51% 0.0489 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(45.51% 0.166 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.9680, 8.4643, 39.9722)
Luminance	0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.00

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553FAC #96AC3F

analogous

#3F5FAC #553FAC #8B3FAC

triadic

#553FAC #AC553F #3FAC55

tetradic

#553FAC #AC3F5F #96AC3F #3FAC8B

square

#553FAC #AC3F5F #96AC3F #3FAC8B

split-complementary

#553FAC #AC8B3F #5FAC3F

monochromatic

#291E52 #3F2F7F #553FAC #7763C6 #9E8FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#553FAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#553FAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553FAC

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553FAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553FAC	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#36596F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553fac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 63, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.166 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c75c6',
    500: '#553fac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553fac;
$custom-light: #8c75c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553fac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.11,
    "s": 46.383,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45512,
    "c": 0.16607,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553FAC

secondary

#B5C186

accent

#D652BB

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553FAC

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

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