#553BD2#553BD2

#553BD2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.218 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BD2
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 210)
HSL	hsl(250, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(250, 72%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 71.9%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.32, 51.55, -73.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.32, 90.02, 304.94°)
OKLab	oklab(48.22% 0.0467 -0.2127)
OKLCH	oklch(48.22% 0.218 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.9395, 9.7112, 61.9421)
Luminance	0.0971 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.96

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553BD2 #B8D23B

analogous

#3B6CD2 #553BD2 #A03BD2

triadic

#553BD2 #D2553B #3BD255

tetradic

#553BD2 #D23B6C #B8D23B #3BD2A0

square

#553BD2 #D23B6C #B8D23B #3BD2A0

split-complementary

#553BD2 #D2A03B #6CD23B

monochromatic

#2B1B77 #3D27A9 #553BD2 #806DDD #AB9FE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#553BD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#553BD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BD2

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BD2	1.00	7.14	2.94	7.14
#FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.218 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9374e1',
    500: '#553bd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bd2;
$custom-light: #9374e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.331,
    "s": 62.656,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48216,
    "c": 0.21774,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BD2

secondary

#CAD594

accent

#E642CA

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BD2

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

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