#553CCC#553CCC

#553CCC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.210 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553CCC
RGB	rgb(85, 60, 204)
HSL	hsl(250, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 70.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.97, 49.23, -70.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.97, 86.31, 304.78°)
OKLab	oklab(47.8% 0.0471 -0.2042)
OKLCH	oklch(47.8% 0.21 283)
XYZ	xyz(16.2579, 9.5216, 58.0962)
Luminance	0.0952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.69

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553CCC #B3CC3C

analogous

#3C6BCC #553CCC #9D3CCC

triadic

#553CCC #CC553C #3CCC55

tetradic

#553CCC #CC3C6B #B3CC3C #3CCC9D

square

#553CCC #CC3C6B #B3CC3C #3CCC9D

split-complementary

#553CCC #CC9D3C #6BCC3C

monochromatic

#2C1D70 #3F2AA1 #553CCC #7F6DD9 #AA9DE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#553CCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#553CCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553CCC

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553CCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553CCC	1.00	7.23	2.90	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#096380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ccc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 60, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.210 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9174dd',
    500: '#553ccc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ccc;
$custom-light: #9174dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ccc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.417,
    "s": 58.537,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47803,
    "c": 0.20955,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.09523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553CCC

secondary

#C7D192

accent

#E246C7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553CCC

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

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