#553BBD#553BBD

#553BBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.193 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BBD
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 189)
HSL	hsl(252, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(252, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 68.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.46, 45.29, -64.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.46, 78.89, 305.04°)
OKLab	oklab(46.33% 0.0506 -0.1857)
OKLCH	oklch(46.33% 0.193 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4928, 8.7325, 49.0561)
Luminance	0.0873 (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

#553BBD #A3BD3B

analogous

#3B62BD #553BBD #963BBD

triadic

#553BBD #BD553B #3BBD55

tetradic

#553BBD #BD3B62 #A3BD3B #3BBD96

square

#553BBD #BD3B62 #A3BD3B #3BBD96

split-complementary

#553BBD #BD963B #62BD3B

monochromatic

#2B1E60 #402C8E #553BBD #7B66CF #A395DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#553BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#553BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BBD

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BBD	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#265D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.193 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f73d2',
    500: '#553bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bbd;
$custom-light: #8f73d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46326,
    "c": 0.1925,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BBD

secondary

#BDC98B

accent

#DC4CBF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BBD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →