#553BCE#553BCE

#553BCE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.213 H 282.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BCE
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 206)
HSL	hsl(251, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 71.4%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.96, 50.37, -72.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.96, 87.93, 304.95°)
OKLab	oklab(47.85% 0.0475 -0.2076)
OKLCH	oklch(47.85% 0.213 282.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.4474, 9.5144, 59.3503)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.56

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553BCE #B4CE3B

analogous

#3B6BCE #553BCE #9E3BCE

triadic

#553BCE #CE553B #3BCE55

tetradic

#553BCE #CE3B6B #B4CE3B #3BCE9E

square

#553BCE #CE3B6B #B4CE3B #3BCE9E

split-complementary

#553BCE #CE9E3B #6BCE3B

monochromatic

#2C1D72 #3E29A3 #553BCE #7F6CDA #AA9DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#553BCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#553BCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BCE

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BCE	1.00	7.23	2.90	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#016381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.213 282.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9274de',
    500: '#553bce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bce;
$custom-light: #9274de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.612,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47848,
    "c": 0.21301,
    "h": 282.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BCE

secondary

#C7D392

accent

#E345C7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BCE

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

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