#553BD3#553BD3

#553BD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.219 H 282.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BD3
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 211)
HSL	hsl(250, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(250, 72%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 72%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.41, 51.85, -74.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.41, 90.54, 304.94°)
OKLab	oklab(48.31% 0.0465 -0.2139)
OKLCH	oklch(48.31% 0.219 282.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.0645, 9.7612, 62.6003)
Luminance	0.0976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.08

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553BD3 #B9D33B

analogous

#3B6DD3 #553BD3 #A13BD3

triadic

#553BD3 #D3553B #3BD355

tetradic

#553BD3 #D33B6D #B9D33B #3BD3A1

square

#553BD3 #D33B6D #B9D33B #3BD3A1

split-complementary

#553BD3 #D3A13B #6DD33B

monochromatic

#2B1B79 #3D26AB #553BD3 #806DDE #AC9FE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#553BD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#553BD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BD3

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BD3	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.219 282.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9374e2',
    500: '#553bd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bd3;
$custom-light: #9374e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.263,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48309,
    "c": 0.21892,
    "h": 282.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BD3

secondary

#CBD694

accent

#E641CA

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BD3

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

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