#553BC8#553BC8

#553BC8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.206 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BC8
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 200)
HSL	hsl(251, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 70.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.42, 48.58, -69.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.42, 84.77, 304.97°)
OKLab	oklab(47.3% 0.0487 -0.2)
OKLCH	oklch(47.3% 0.206 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.7324, 9.2284, 55.5846)
Luminance	0.0923 (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

#553BC8 #AEC83B

analogous

#3B67C8 #553BC8 #9B3BC8

triadic

#553BC8 #C8553B #3BC855

tetradic

#553BC8 #C83B67 #AEC83B #3BC89B

square

#553BC8 #C83B67 #AEC83B #3BC89B

split-complementary

#553BC8 #C89B3B #67C83B

monochromatic

#2C1E6B #402B9A #553BC8 #7E6BD5 #A89BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#553BC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#553BC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BC8

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BC8	1.00	7.38	2.85	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ACC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#15617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.206 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9173da',
    500: '#553bc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bc8;
$custom-light: #9173da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.064,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47303,
    "c": 0.20585,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BC8

secondary

#C3CF90

accent

#DF48C4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BC8

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

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