#553BCD#553BCD

#553BCD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.212 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BCD
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 205)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 71.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.87, 50.07, -71.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.87, 87.40, 304.95°)
OKLab	oklab(47.76% 0.0477 -0.2064)
OKLCH	oklch(47.76% 0.212 283)
XYZ	xyz(16.3263, 9.4659, 58.7126)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.49

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553BCD #B3CD3B

analogous

#3B6ACD #553BCD #9E3BCD

triadic

#553BCD #CD553B #3BCD55

tetradic

#553BCD #CD3B6A #B3CD3B #3BCD9E

square

#553BCD #CD3B6A #B3CD3B #3BCD9E

split-complementary

#553BCD #CD9E3B #6ACD3B

monochromatic

#2C1D71 #3F29A2 #553BCD #7F6CD9 #AA9DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#553BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#553BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BCD

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BCD	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#056380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.212 283.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.685,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47757,
    "c": 0.21182,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.09467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BCD

secondary

#C7D292

accent

#E345C7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BCD

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

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