#553BB7#553BB7

#553BB7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.185 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BB7
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 183)
HSL	hsl(253, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(253, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.96, 43.50, -61.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.96, 75.64, 305.10°)
OKLab	oklab(45.81% 0.0516 -0.1778)
OKLCH	oklch(45.81% 0.185 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.8550, 8.4774, 45.6968)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553BB7 #9DB73B

analogous

#3B5FB7 #553BB7 #933BB7

triadic

#553BB7 #B7553B #3BB755

tetradic

#553BB7 #B73B5F #9DB73B #3BB793

square

#553BB7 #B73B5F #9DB73B #3BB793

split-complementary

#553BB7 #B7933B #5FB73B

monochromatic

#2A1D5A #402C89 #553BB7 #7963CD #A191DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#553BB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#553BB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BB7

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BB7	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D5B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.185 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e73ce',
    500: '#553bb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bb7;
$custom-light: #8e73ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.581,
    "s": 51.24,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45806,
    "c": 0.1851,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BB7

secondary

#B9C687

accent

#DB4DBD

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BB7

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

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