#553BC6#553BC6

#553BC6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.203 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BC6
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 198)
HSL	hsl(251, 55%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 70.2%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.24, 47.98, -68.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.24, 83.70, 304.98°)
OKLab	oklab(47.12% 0.0491 -0.1974)
OKLCH	oklch(47.12% 0.203 284)
XYZ	xyz(15.5002, 9.1355, 54.3617)
Luminance	0.0914 (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

#553BC6 #ACC63B

analogous

#3B66C6 #553BC6 #9A3BC6

triadic

#553BC6 #C6553B #3BC655

tetradic

#553BC6 #C63B66 #ACC63B #3BC69A

square

#553BC6 #C63B66 #ACC63B #3BC69A

split-complementary

#553BC6 #C69A3B #66C63B

monochromatic

#2C1E68 #402C98 #553BC6 #7E6AD4 #A79AE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#553BC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#553BC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BC6

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BC6	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#19607C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.203 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9173d8',
    500: '#553bc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bc6;
$custom-light: #9173d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.223,
    "s": 54.941,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47123,
    "c": 0.20344,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.09136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BC6

secondary

#C2CD8F

accent

#DE4AC2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BC6

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

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