#553CCE#553CCE

#553CCE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.212 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553CCE
RGB	rgb(85, 60, 206)
HSL	hsl(250, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 70.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.15, 49.83, -71.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.15, 87.36, 304.78°)
OKLab	oklab(47.99% 0.0468 -0.2067)
OKLCH	oklch(47.99% 0.212 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.4993, 9.6181, 59.3676)
Luminance	0.0962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.77

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553CCE #B5CE3C

analogous

#3C6CCE #553CCE #9E3CCE

triadic

#553CCE #CE553C #3CCE55

tetradic

#553CCE #CE3C6C #B5CE3C #3CCE9E

square

#553CCE #CE3C6C #B5CE3C #3CCE9E

split-complementary

#553CCE #CE9E3C #6CCE3C

monochromatic

#2C1D73 #3E29A4 #553CCE #806DDA #AA9EE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#553CCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#553CCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553CCE

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553CCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553CCE	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#016381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553cce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 60, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.212 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9274de',
    500: '#553cce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553cce;
$custom-light: #9274de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553cce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.274,
    "s": 59.836,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47985,
    "c": 0.21194,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553CCE

secondary

#C8D393

accent

#E345C8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553CCE

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

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