#553AD2#553AD2

#553AD2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.219 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553AD2
RGB	rgb(85, 58, 210)
HSL	hsl(251, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 72%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 72.4%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.13, 52.08, -74.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.13, 90.57, 305.10°)
OKLab	oklab(48.08% 0.0474 -0.2136)
OKLCH	oklch(48.08% 0.219 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.8886, 9.6094, 61.9251)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.84

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553AD2 #B7D23A

analogous

#3A6BD2 #553AD2 #A13AD2

triadic

#553AD2 #D2553A #3AD255

tetradic

#553AD2 #D23A6B #B7D23A #3AD2A1

square

#553AD2 #D23A6B #B7D23A #3AD2A1

split-complementary

#553AD2 #D2A13A #6BD23A

monochromatic

#2B1B77 #3E26A8 #553AD2 #806CDD #AB9EE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#553AD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#553AD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553AD2

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553AD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553AD2	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ad2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 58, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.219 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9373e1',
    500: '#553ad2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ad2;
$custom-light: #9373e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ad2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.658,
    "s": 62.81,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48084,
    "c": 0.21876,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553AD2

secondary

#C9D593

accent

#E642C9

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #553AD2

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

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