#553CD0#553CD0

#553CD0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.214 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553CD0
RGB	rgb(85, 60, 208)
HSL	hsl(250, 61%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 71.2%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.33, 50.43, -72.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.33, 88.41, 304.78°)
OKLab	oklab(48.17% 0.0464 -0.2092)
OKLCH	oklch(48.17% 0.214 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.7438, 9.7159, 60.6553)
Luminance	0.0972 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.92

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553CD0 #B7D03C

analogous

#3C6DD0 #553CD0 #9F3CD0

triadic

#553CD0 #D0553C #3CD055

tetradic

#553CD0 #D03C6D #B7D03C #3CD09F

square

#553CD0 #D03C6D #B7D03C #3CD09F

split-complementary

#553CD0 #D09F3C #6DD03C

monochromatic

#2B1C75 #3E28A7 #553CD0 #806DDC #AB9FE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#553CD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#553CD0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553CD0

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553CD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553CD0	1.00	7.13	2.94	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553cd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 60, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.214 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9274e0',
    500: '#553cd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553cd0;
$custom-light: #9274e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553cd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.135,
    "s": 61.157,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48167,
    "c": 0.21433,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553CD0

secondary

#C9D494

accent

#E444C9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553CD0

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

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