#553BC3#553BC3

#553BC3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.200 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BC3
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 195)
HSL	hsl(251, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 70%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 69.7%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.98, 47.09, -67.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.98, 82.11, 304.99°)
OKLab	oklab(46.86% 0.0496 -0.1936)
OKLCH	oklch(46.86% 0.2 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.1576, 8.9984, 52.5573)
Luminance	0.0900 (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

#553BC3 #A9C33B

analogous

#3B65C3 #553BC3 #993BC3

triadic

#553BC3 #C3553B #3BC355

tetradic

#553BC3 #C33B65 #A9C33B #3BC399

square

#553BC3 #C33B65 #A9C33B #3BC399

split-complementary

#553BC3 #C3993B #65C33B

monochromatic

#2C1F65 #412D94 #553BC3 #7D69D2 #A698E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#553BC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#553BC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BC3

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BC3	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E5F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.200 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9073d6',
    500: '#553bc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bc3;
$custom-light: #9073d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.471,
    "s": 53.543,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46855,
    "c": 0.19981,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BC3

secondary

#C0CC8E

accent

#DD4BC1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BC3

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

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