#553BD6#553BD6

#553BD6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.222 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BD6
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 214)
HSL	hsl(250, 65%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(250, 72%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 72.4%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.69, 52.74, -75.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.69, 92.09, 304.94°)
OKLab	oklab(48.59% 0.0459 -0.2176)
OKLCH	oklch(48.59% 0.222 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.4441, 9.9130, 64.5995)
Luminance	0.0991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.44

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553BD6 #BCD63B

analogous

#3B6ED6 #553BD6 #A33BD6

triadic

#553BD6 #D6553B #3BD655

tetradic

#553BD6 #D63B6E #BCD63B #3BD6A3

square

#553BD6 #D63B6E #BCD63B #3BD6A3

split-complementary

#553BD6 #D6A33B #6ED63B

monochromatic

#2B1A7D #3C25AF #553BD6 #816EE1 #ADA0EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#553BD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#553BD6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BD6

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BD6	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EDB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.222 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9374e4',
    500: '#553bd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bd6;
$custom-light: #9374e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.065,
    "s": 65.401,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48588,
    "c": 0.22243,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09914
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BD6

secondary

#CCD895

accent

#E83FCC

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BD6

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

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