#553BD0#553BD0

#553BD0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.215 H 282.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BD0
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 208)
HSL	hsl(250, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(250, 72%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 71.6%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.14, 50.96, -72.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.14, 88.97, 304.94°)
OKLab	oklab(48.03% 0.0471 -0.2102)
OKLCH	oklch(48.03% 0.215 282.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.6919, 9.6122, 60.6380)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.74

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553BD0 #B6D03B

analogous

#3B6BD0 #553BD0 #A03BD0

triadic

#553BD0 #D0553B #3BD055

tetradic

#553BD0 #D03B6B #B6D03B #3BD0A0

square

#553BD0 #D03B6B #B6D03B #3BD0A0

split-complementary

#553BD0 #D0A03B #6BD03B

monochromatic

#2B1C75 #3E28A6 #553BD0 #806CDC #AB9EE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#553BD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#553BD0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BD0

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BD0	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.215 282.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9274e0',
    500: '#553bd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bd0;
$custom-light: #9274e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.47,
    "s": 61.317,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48032,
    "c": 0.21538,
    "h": 282.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BD0

secondary

#C9D493

accent

#E443C8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BD0

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

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