#553BC4#553BC4

#553BC4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.201 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BC4
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 196)
HSL	hsl(251, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 69.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.07, 47.39, -67.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.07, 82.64, 304.99°)
OKLab	oklab(46.94% 0.0494 -0.1949)
OKLCH	oklch(46.94% 0.201 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.2710, 9.0438, 53.1548)
Luminance	0.0905 (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

#553BC4 #AAC43B

analogous

#3B65C4 #553BC4 #9A3BC4

triadic

#553BC4 #C4553B #3BC455

tetradic

#553BC4 #C43B65 #AAC43B #3BC49A

square

#553BC4 #C43B65 #AAC43B #3BC49A

split-complementary

#553BC4 #C49A3B #65C43B

monochromatic

#2C1F66 #412D95 #553BC4 #7E6AD2 #A799E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#553BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#553BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BC4

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BC4	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D5F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.201 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9073d7',
    500: '#553bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bc4;
$custom-light: #9073d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.387,
    "s": 53.725,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46944,
    "c": 0.20103,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BC4

secondary

#C0CC8F

accent

#DD4BC1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BC4

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

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