#553BB2#553BB2

#553BB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.179 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BB2
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 178)
HSL	hsl(253, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(253, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 66.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.54, 42.00, -59.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.54, 72.91, 305.18°)
OKLab	oklab(45.38% 0.0523 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(45.38% 0.179 287)
XYZ	xyz(13.3438, 8.2729, 43.0046)
Luminance	0.0827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.32

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553BB2 #98B23B

analogous

#3B5DB2 #553BB2 #913BB2

triadic

#553BB2 #B2553B #3BB255

tetradic

#553BB2 #B23B5D #98B23B #3BB291

square

#553BB2 #B23B5D #98B23B #3BB291

split-complementary

#553BB2 #B2913B #5DB23B

monochromatic

#291D56 #3F2C84 #553BB2 #7760CA #9E8EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#553BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#553BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BB2

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BB2	1.00	7.91	2.65	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.179 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d73ca',
    500: '#553bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bb2;
$custom-light: #8d73ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.109,
    "s": 50.211,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4538,
    "c": 0.17886,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.08274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BB2

secondary

#B6C485

accent

#DA4EBB

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BB2

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

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