#553CBF#553CBF

#553CBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.194 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553CBF
RGB	rgb(85, 60, 191)
HSL	hsl(251, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(251, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 68.6%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.84, 45.34, -65.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.84, 79.38, 304.83°)
OKLab	oklab(46.65% 0.0494 -0.1874)
OKLCH	oklch(46.65% 0.194 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7633, 8.9237, 50.2246)
Luminance	0.0892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553CBF #A6BF3C

analogous

#3C65BF #553CBF #973CBF

triadic

#553CBF #BF553C #3CBF55

tetradic

#553CBF #BF3C65 #A6BF3C #3CBF97

square

#553CBF #BF3C65 #A6BF3C #3CBF97

split-complementary

#553CBF #BF973C #65BF3C

monochromatic

#2C1F62 #402D90 #553CBF #7C68D0 #A597DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#553CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#553CBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553CBF

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553CBF	1.00	7.54	2.78	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#245E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 60, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.194 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f74d3',
    500: '#553cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553cbf;
$custom-light: #8f74d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.45,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46646,
    "c": 0.19379,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553CBF

secondary

#BECA8D

accent

#DC4CC0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553CBF

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

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