#553DC9#553DC9

#553DC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.205 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553DC9
RGB	rgb(85, 61, 201)
HSL	hsl(250, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(250, 70%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 69.7%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.90, 47.79, -69.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.90, 84.15, 304.61°)
OKLab	oklab(47.67% 0.0469 -0.1994)
OKLCH	oklch(47.67% 0.205 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.9544, 9.4848, 56.2371)
Luminance	0.0949 (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

#553DC9 #B1C93D

analogous

#3D6BC9 #553DC9 #9B3DC9

triadic

#553DC9 #C9553D #3DC955

tetradic

#553DC9 #C93D6B #B1C93D #3DC99B

square

#553DC9 #C93D6B #B1C93D #3DC99B

split-complementary

#553DC9 #C99B3D #6BC93D

monochromatic

#2C1E6D #3F2C9D #553DC9 #7F6DD6 #A99DE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#553DC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#553DC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553DC9

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553DC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553DC9	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#12627E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553dc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 61, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.205 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9175db',
    500: '#553dc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553dc9;
$custom-light: #9175db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553dc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.286,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47673,
    "c": 0.20485,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553DC9

secondary

#C5D092

accent

#E048C6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553DC9

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

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