#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
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 213)
HSL	hsl(250, 65%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(250, 72%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 72.3%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.59, 52.44, -75.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.59, 91.57, 304.94°)
OKLab	oklab(48.5% 0.0461 -0.2164)
OKLCH	oklch(48.5% 0.221 282)
XYZ	xyz(17.3168, 9.8621, 63.9289)
Luminance	0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.31

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

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
##553BD5	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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