#553CB7#553CB7

#553CB7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.184 H 286.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553CB7
RGB	rgb(85, 60, 183)
HSL	hsl(252, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 67%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 67.2%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.17, 42.93, -61.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.17, 75.04, 304.90°)
OKLab	oklab(45.96% 0.0507 -0.1768)
OKLCH	oklch(45.96% 0.184 286)
XYZ	xyz(13.9069, 8.5812, 45.7141)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.04

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553CB7 #9EB73C

analogous

#3C61B7 #553CB7 #923CB7

triadic

#553CB7 #B7553C #3CB755

tetradic

#553CB7 #B73C61 #9EB73C #3CB792

square

#553CB7 #B73C61 #9EB73C #3CB792

split-complementary

#553CB7 #B7923C #61B73C

monochromatic

#2A1E5B #402D89 #553CB7 #7964CC #A192DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#553CB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#553CB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553CB7

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553CB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553CB7	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D5B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553cb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 60, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.184 286.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e73ce',
    500: '#553cb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553cb7;
$custom-light: #8e73ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553cb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.195,
    "s": 50.617,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45955,
    "c": 0.18389,
    "h": 286
  },
  "luminance": 0.08582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553CB7

secondary

#BAC688

accent

#DA4EBE

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553CB7

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

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