#553BD5#553BD5

#553BD5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.221 H 282.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#553BD5
RGBrgb(85, 59, 213)
HSLhsl(250, 65%, 53%)
HSVhsv(250, 72%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(60.1%, 72.3%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LABlab(37.59, 52.44, -75.07)
CIE-LCHlch(37.59, 91.57, 304.94°)
OKLaboklab(48.5% 0.0461 -0.2164)
OKLCHoklch(48.5% 0.221 282)
XYZxyz(17.3168, 9.8621, 63.9289)
Luminance0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#553BD5 #BBD53B
analogous
#3B6ED5 #553BD5 #A23BD5
triadic
#553BD5 #D5553B #3BD555
tetradic
#553BD5 #D53B6E #BBD53B #3BD5A2
square
#553BD5 #D53B6E #BBD53B #3BD5A2
split-complementary
#553BD5 #D5A23B #6ED53B
monochromatic
#2B1A7B #3C25AE #553BD5 #816DE0 #ACA0EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06
#553BD5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97
#553BD5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BD5
7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##553BD5#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##553BD51.007.062.977.06
#FFFFFF7.061.0021.001.00
#0000002.9721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.061.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#005EDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0053D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006685
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #553bd5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.221 282.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9374e3',
    500: '#553bd5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #553bd5;
$custom-light: #9374e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#553bd5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.13,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48495,
    "c": 0.22126,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.09863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#553BD5
secondary
#CCD795
accent
#E840CB
background
#F9F7FE
surface
#F2EDFC
border
#CCC8D5
text
#0E0816
muted
#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BD5

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#553BD5 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva