#553DB7#553DB7

#553DB7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.183 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553DB7
RGB	rgb(85, 61, 183)
HSL	hsl(252, 50%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 67%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.37, 42.36, -61.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.37, 74.43, 304.69°)
OKLab	oklab(46.11% 0.0497 -0.1758)
OKLCH	oklch(46.11% 0.183 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.9597, 8.6869, 45.7317)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.82

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553DB7 #9FB73D

analogous

#3D62B7 #553DB7 #923DB7

triadic

#553DB7 #B7553D #3DB755

tetradic

#553DB7 #B73D62 #9FB73D #3DB792

square

#553DB7 #B73D62 #9FB73D #3DB792

split-complementary

#553DB7 #B7923D #62B73D

monochromatic

#2A1E5B #402E89 #553DB7 #7A65CC #A193DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#553DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#553DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553DB7

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553DB7	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D5C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 61, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.183 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e74ce',
    500: '#553db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553db7;
$custom-light: #8e74ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.803,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46106,
    "c": 0.18267,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553DB7

secondary

#BAC689

accent

#DA4EBE

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553DB7

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

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