#553CCB#553CCB

#553CCB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.208 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553CCB
RGB	rgb(85, 60, 203)
HSL	hsl(250, 58%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(250, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 70.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.88, 48.94, -70.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.88, 85.78, 304.78°)
OKLab	oklab(47.71% 0.0473 -0.2029)
OKLCH	oklch(47.71% 0.208 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.1383, 9.4738, 57.4665)
Luminance	0.0948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.68

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553CCB #B2CB3C

analogous

#3C6ACB #553CCB #9D3CCB

triadic

#553CCB #CB553C #3CCB55

tetradic

#553CCB #CB3C6A #B2CB3C #3CCB9D

square

#553CCB #CB3C6A #B2CB3C #3CCB9D

split-complementary

#553CCB #CB9D3C #6ACB3C

monochromatic

#2C1E6F #3F2A9F #553CCB #7F6CD8 #A99DE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#553CCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#553CCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553CCB

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553CCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553CCB	1.00	7.25	2.89	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ccb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 60, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.208 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9174dc',
    500: '#553ccb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ccb;
$custom-light: #9174dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ccb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.49,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47713,
    "c": 0.20836,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553CCB

secondary

#C6D192

accent

#E147C6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553CCB

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

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