#553DC8#553DC8

#553DC8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.204 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553DC8
RGB	rgb(85, 61, 200)
HSL	hsl(250, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(250, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 69.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.81, 47.49, -68.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.81, 83.61, 304.61°)
OKLab	oklab(47.58% 0.0471 -0.1981)
OKLCH	oklch(47.58% 0.204 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.8372, 9.4379, 55.6195)
Luminance	0.0944 (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

#553DC8 #B0C83D

analogous

#3D6AC8 #553DC8 #9A3DC8

triadic

#553DC8 #C8553D #3DC855

tetradic

#553DC8 #C83D6A #B0C83D #3DC89A

square

#553DC8 #C83D6A #B0C83D #3DC89A

split-complementary

#553DC8 #C89A3D #6AC83D

monochromatic

#2C1F6C #3F2C9C #553DC8 #7F6DD6 #A99CE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#553DC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#553DC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553DC8

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553DC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553DC8	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#14627E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553dc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 61, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.204 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9175da',
    500: '#553dc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553dc8;
$custom-light: #9175da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553dc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.36,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47584,
    "c": 0.20364,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553DC8

secondary

#C5CF92

accent

#DF49C5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553DC8

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

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