#553BD4#553BD4

#553BD4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.220 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BD4
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 212)
HSL	hsl(250, 64%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(250, 72%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 72.2%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.50, 52.15, -74.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.50, 91.06, 304.94°)
OKLab	oklab(48.4% 0.0463 -0.2152)
OKLCH	oklch(48.4% 0.22 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.1902, 9.8115, 63.2625)
Luminance	0.0981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.19

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553BD4 #BAD43B

analogous

#3B6DD4 #553BD4 #A13BD4

triadic

#553BD4 #D4553B #3BD455

tetradic

#553BD4 #D43B6D #BAD43B #3BD4A1

square

#553BD4 #D43B6D #BAD43B #3BD4A1

split-complementary

#553BD4 #D4A13B #6DD43B

monochromatic

#2B1B7A #3D26AC #553BD4 #816DDF #AC9FEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#553BD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#553BD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BD4

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BD4	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bd4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.220 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9374e2',
    500: '#553bd4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bd4;
$custom-light: #9374e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bd4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.196,
    "s": 64.017,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48402,
    "c": 0.22009,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BD4

secondary

#CBD694

accent

#E741CB

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BD4

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

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