#553ACB#553ACB

#553ACB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.210 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553ACB
RGB	rgb(85, 58, 203)
HSL	hsl(251, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 71.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.50, 50.01, -71.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.50, 86.91, 305.13°)
OKLab	oklab(47.44% 0.0489 -0.2047)
OKLCH	oklch(47.44% 0.211 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.0355, 9.2682, 57.4323)
Luminance	0.0927 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.24

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553ACB #B0CB3A

analogous

#3A67CB #553ACB #9D3ACB

triadic

#553ACB #CB553A #3ACB55

tetradic

#553ACB #CB3A67 #B0CB3A #3ACB9D

square

#553ACB #CB3A67 #B0CB3A #3ACB9D

split-complementary

#553ACB #CB9D3A #67CB3A

monochromatic

#2C1D6E #3F2A9E #553ACB #7F6AD8 #A99BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#553ACB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#553ACB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553ACB

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553ACB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553ACB	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553acb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 58, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.210 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9173dc',
    500: '#553acb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553acb;
$custom-light: #9173dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553acb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.172,
    "s": 58.233,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47438,
    "c": 0.2105,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553ACB

secondary

#C5D090

accent

#E146C5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553ACB

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

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