#553DCB#553DCB

#553DCB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.207 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553DCB
RGB	rgb(85, 61, 203)
HSL	hsl(250, 58%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(250, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 70%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.08, 48.39, -70.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.08, 85.21, 304.61°)
OKLab	oklab(47.85% 0.0466 -0.202)
OKLCH	oklch(47.85% 0.207 283)
XYZ	xyz(16.1912, 9.5795, 57.4842)
Luminance	0.0958 (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

#553DCB #B3CB3D

analogous

#3D6CCB #553DCB #9C3DCB

triadic

#553DCB #CB553D #3DCB55

tetradic

#553DCB #CB3D6C #B3CB3D #3DCB9C

square

#553DCB #CB3D6C #B3CB3D #3DCB9C

split-complementary

#553DCB #CB9C3D #6CCB3D

monochromatic

#2C1E70 #3F2BA0 #553DCB #7F6DD8 #AA9EE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#553DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#553DCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553DCB

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553DCB	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C6380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 61, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.207 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9175dc',
    500: '#553dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553dcb;
$custom-light: #9175dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.141,
    "s": 57.724,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47853,
    "c": 0.20727,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.09581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553DCB

secondary

#C7D193

accent

#E147C7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553DCB

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

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