#553BCF#553BCF

#553BCF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.214 H 282.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BCF
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 207)
HSL	hsl(251, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 71.5%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.05, 50.66, -72.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.05, 88.45, 304.95°)
OKLab	oklab(47.94% 0.0473 -0.2089)
OKLCH	oklch(47.94% 0.214 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.5693, 9.5631, 59.9921)
Luminance	0.0956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.64

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553BCF #B5CF3B

analogous

#3B6BCF #553BCF #9F3BCF

triadic

#553BCF #CF553B #3BCF55

tetradic

#553BCF #CF3B6B #B5CF3B #3BCF9F

square

#553BCF #CF3B6B #B5CF3B #3BCF9F

split-complementary

#553BCF #CF9F3B #6BCF3B

monochromatic

#2C1C73 #3E28A5 #553BCF #806CDB #AA9DE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#553BCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#553BCF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BCF

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BCF	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.214 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9274df',
    500: '#553bcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bcf;
$custom-light: #9274df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.541,
    "s": 60.656,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4794,
    "c": 0.21419,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BCF

secondary

#C8D393

accent

#E444C8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BCF

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

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