#553BB9#553BB9

#553BB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.188 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BB9
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 185)
HSL	hsl(252, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 68.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.13, 44.10, -62.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.13, 76.73, 305.08°)
OKLab	oklab(45.98% 0.0513 -0.1804)
OKLCH	oklch(45.98% 0.188 285.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.0646, 8.5612, 46.8009)
Luminance	0.0856 (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

#553BB9 #9FB93B

analogous

#3B60B9 #553BB9 #943BB9

triadic

#553BB9 #B9553B #3BB955

tetradic

#553BB9 #B93B60 #9FB93B #3BB994

square

#553BB9 #B93B60 #9FB93B #3BB994

split-complementary

#553BB9 #B9943B #60B93B

monochromatic

#2A1D5C #402C8B #553BB9 #7A64CD #A192DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#553BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#553BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BB9

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BB9	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B5B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.188 285.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e73cf',
    500: '#553bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bb9;
$custom-light: #8e73cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.381,
    "s": 51.639,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45978,
    "c": 0.18757,
    "h": 285.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BB9

secondary

#BAC788

accent

#DB4DBE

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BB9

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

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