#553BC9#553BC9

#553BC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.207 H 283.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BC9
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 201)
HSL	hsl(251, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 70.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.51, 48.88, -69.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.51, 85.29, 304.96°)
OKLab	oklab(47.39% 0.0485 -0.2013)
OKLCH	oklch(47.39% 0.207 283.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.8496, 9.2753, 56.2021)
Luminance	0.0928 (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

#553BC9 #AFC93B

analogous

#3B68C9 #553BC9 #9C3BC9

triadic

#553BC9 #C9553B #3BC955

tetradic

#553BC9 #C93B68 #AFC93B #3BC99C

square

#553BC9 #C93B68 #AFC93B #3BC99C

split-complementary

#553BC9 #C99C3B #68C93B

monochromatic

#2C1E6C #402B9C #553BC9 #7F6BD6 #A89BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#553BC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#553BC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BC9

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BC9	1.00	7.36	2.86	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ACD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#12617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.207 283.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9173db',
    500: '#553bc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bc9;
$custom-light: #9173db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.986,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47393,
    "c": 0.20705,
    "h": 283.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BC9

secondary

#C4CF90

accent

#E048C4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BC9

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

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