#553CD1#553CD1

#553CD1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.216 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553CD1
RGB	rgb(85, 60, 209)
HSL	hsl(250, 62%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 71.3%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.42, 50.73, -73.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.42, 88.94, 304.78°)
OKLab	oklab(48.26% 0.0462 -0.2105)
OKLCH	oklch(48.26% 0.216 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.8672, 9.7653, 61.3053)
Luminance	0.0977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.01

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553CD1 #B8D13C

analogous

#3C6DD1 #553CD1 #9F3CD1

triadic

#553CD1 #D1553C #3CD155

tetradic

#553CD1 #D13C6D #B8D13C #3CD19F

square

#553CD1 #D13C6D #B8D13C #3CD19F

split-complementary

#553CD1 #D19F3C #6DD13C

monochromatic

#2B1C77 #3D28A8 #553CD1 #806EDD #AB9FE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#553CD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#553CD1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553CD1

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553CD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553CD1	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553cd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 60, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.216 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9274e0',
    500: '#553cd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553cd1;
$custom-light: #9274e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553cd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.067,
    "s": 61.826,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48259,
    "c": 0.21552,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553CD1

secondary

#CAD594

accent

#E543CA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553CD1

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

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