#553BC1#553BC1

#553BC1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.197 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BC1
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 193)
HSL	hsl(252, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(252, 69%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 69.4%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.81, 46.49, -66.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.81, 81.04, 305.01°)
OKLab	oklab(46.68% 0.05 -0.191)
OKLCH	oklch(46.68% 0.197 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.9330, 8.9086, 51.3744)
Luminance	0.0891 (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

#553BC1 #A7C13B

analogous

#3B64C1 #553BC1 #983BC1

triadic

#553BC1 #C1553B #3BC155

tetradic

#553BC1 #C13B64 #A7C13B #3BC198

square

#553BC1 #C13B64 #A7C13B #3BC198

split-complementary

#553BC1 #C1983B #64C13B

monochromatic

#2C1E63 #402D92 #553BC1 #7D68D1 #A597DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#553BC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#553BC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BC1

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BC1	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#215E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.197 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9073d5',
    500: '#553bc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bc1;
$custom-light: #9073d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.642,
    "s": 53.175,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46678,
    "c": 0.19738,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BC1

secondary

#BFCB8D

accent

#DD4BC0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BC1

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

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