#553BCC#553BCC

#553BCC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.211 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BCC
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 204)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 71.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.78, 49.77, -71.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.78, 86.88, 304.95°)
OKLab	oklab(47.67% 0.0479 -0.2051)
OKLCH	oklch(47.67% 0.211 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.2060, 9.4178, 58.0789)
Luminance	0.0942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.45

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553BCC #B2CC3B

analogous

#3B6ACC #553BCC #9E3BCC

triadic

#553BCC #CC553B #3BCC55

tetradic

#553BCC #CC3B6A #B2CC3B #3BCC9E

square

#553BCC #CC3B6A #B2CC3B #3BCC9E

split-complementary

#553BCC #CC9E3B #6ACC3B

monochromatic

#2C1D70 #3F2AA0 #553BCC #7F6CD9 #A99CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#553BCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#553BCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BCC

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BCC	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#096280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.211 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9274dd',
    500: '#553bcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bcc;
$custom-light: #9274dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.759,
    "s": 58.704,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47666,
    "c": 0.21063,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BCC

secondary

#C6D192

accent

#E246C6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BCC

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

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