#553CCD#553CCD

#553CCD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.211 H 282.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553CCD
RGB	rgb(85, 60, 205)
HSL	hsl(250, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 70.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.06, 49.53, -71.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.06, 86.84, 304.78°)
OKLab	oklab(47.89% 0.047 -0.2054)
OKLCH	oklch(47.89% 0.211 282.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.3782, 9.5697, 58.7299)
Luminance	0.0957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.72

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553CCD #B4CD3C

analogous

#3C6CCD #553CCD #9E3CCD

triadic

#553CCD #CD553C #3CCD55

tetradic

#553CCD #CD3C6C #B4CD3C #3CCD9E

square

#553CCD #CD3C6C #B4CD3C #3CCD9E

split-complementary

#553CCD #CD9E3C #6CCD3C

monochromatic

#2C1D71 #3E2AA2 #553CCD #7F6DD9 #AA9DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#553CCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#553CCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553CCD

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553CCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553CCD	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#056380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ccd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 60, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.211 282.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9274dd',
    500: '#553ccd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ccd;
$custom-light: #9274dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ccd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.345,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47894,
    "c": 0.21075,
    "h": 282.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553CCD

secondary

#C7D293

accent

#E245C7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553CCD

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

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