#553CC5#553CC5

#553CC5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.201 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553CC5
RGB	rgb(85, 60, 197)
HSL	hsl(251, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 69.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.35, 47.14, -67.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.35, 82.59, 304.80°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% 0.0484 -0.1952)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.201 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.4371, 9.1933, 53.7735)
Luminance	0.0919 (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

#553CC5 #ACC53C

analogous

#3C67C5 #553CC5 #993CC5

triadic

#553CC5 #C5553C #3CC555

tetradic

#553CC5 #C53C67 #ACC53C #3CC599

square

#553CC5 #C53C67 #ACC53C #3CC599

split-complementary

#553CC5 #C5993C #67C53C

monochromatic

#2C1F68 #402D97 #553CC5 #7E6BD3 #A79AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#553CC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#553CC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553CC5

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553CC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553CC5	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B607C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553cc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 60, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.201 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9074d8',
    500: '#553cc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553cc5;
$custom-light: #9074d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553cc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.949,
    "s": 54.15,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47175,
    "c": 0.20112,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553CC5

secondary

#C2CD90

accent

#DE4AC3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553CC5

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

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