#553ACC#553ACC

#553ACC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.212 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553ACC
RGB	rgb(85, 58, 204)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 71.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.59, 50.30, -71.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.59, 87.44, 305.12°)
OKLab	oklab(47.53% 0.0487 -0.206)
OKLCH	oklch(47.53% 0.212 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.1551, 9.3160, 58.0619)
Luminance	0.0932 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.23

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553ACC #B1CC3A

analogous

#3A68CC #553ACC #9E3ACC

triadic

#553ACC #CC553A #3ACC55

tetradic

#553ACC #CC3A68 #B1CC3A #3ACC9E

square

#553ACC #CC3A68 #B1CC3A #3ACC9E

split-complementary

#553ACC #CC9E3A #68CC3A

monochromatic

#2C1D6F #3F29A0 #553ACC #7F6BD9 #A99BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.33

#553ACC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#553ACC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553ACC

7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553ACC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553ACC	1.00	7.33	2.86	7.33
#FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#09627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553acc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 58, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.212 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9273dd',
    500: '#553acc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553acc;
$custom-light: #9273dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553acc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.096,
    "s": 58.871,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4753,
    "c": 0.21169,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553ACC

secondary

#C5D191

accent

#E246C5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553ACC

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

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