#553DB2#553DB2

#553DB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.176 H 286.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553DB2
RGB	rgb(85, 61, 178)
HSL	hsl(252, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(252, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 65.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.97, 40.85, -58.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.97, 71.68, 304.74°)
OKLab	oklab(45.69% 0.0503 -0.169)
OKLCH	oklch(45.69% 0.176 286.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.4486, 8.4825, 43.0395)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.88

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553DB2 #9AB23D

analogous

#3D5FB2 #553DB2 #903DB2

triadic

#553DB2 #B2553D #3DB255

tetradic

#553DB2 #B23D5F #9AB23D #3DB290

square

#553DB2 #B23D5F #9AB23D #3DB290

split-complementary

#553DB2 #B2903D #5FB23D

monochromatic

#291E57 #3F2D84 #553DB2 #7863C9 #9F90D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#553DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#553DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553DB2

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553DB2	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 61, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.176 286.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d74ca',
    500: '#553db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553db2;
$custom-light: #8d74ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.308,
    "s": 48.954,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45686,
    "c": 0.17636,
    "h": 286.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553DB2

secondary

#B8C487

accent

#D94FBC

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553DB2

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

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