#553DBE#553DBE

#553DBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.191 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553DBE
RGB	rgb(85, 61, 190)
HSL	hsl(251, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 67.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.96, 44.48, -64.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.96, 78.24, 304.64°)
OKLab	oklab(46.71% 0.0487 -0.1851)
OKLCH	oklch(46.71% 0.191 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7065, 8.9856, 49.6647)
Luminance	0.0899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553DBE #A6BE3D

analogous

#3D66BE #553DBE #963DBE

triadic

#553DBE #BE553D #3DBE55

tetradic

#553DBE #BE3D66 #A6BE3D #3DBE96

square

#553DBE #BE3D66 #A6BE3D #3DBE96

split-complementary

#553DBE #BE963D #66BE3D

monochromatic

#2C1F61 #402E90 #553DBE #7C69CF #A598DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#553DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#553DBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553DBE

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553DBE	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#255E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 61, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.191 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f74d3',
    500: '#553dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553dbe;
$custom-light: #8f74d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.163,
    "s": 51.394,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46705,
    "c": 0.19139,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553DBE

secondary

#BEC98D

accent

#DB4DC0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553DBE

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

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