#553BE2#553BE2

#553BE2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.236 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BE2
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 226)
HSL	hsl(249, 74%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(249, 74%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 73.9%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, 56.28, -80.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 98.24, 304.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.72% 0.0432 -0.2323)
OKLCH	oklch(49.72% 0.236 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.0334, 10.5488, 72.9699)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553BE2 #C8E23B

analogous

#3B74E2 #553BE2 #A83BE2

triadic

#553BE2 #E2553B #3BE255

tetradic

#553BE2 #E23B74 #C8E23B #3BE2A8

square

#553BE2 #E23B74 #C8E23B #3BE2A8

split-complementary

#553BE2 #E2A83B #74E23B

monochromatic

#28158E #371DC3 #553BE2 #8370EA #B1A6F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#553BE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#553BE2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BE2

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BE2	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553be2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.236 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9574ec',
    500: '#553be2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553be2;
$custom-light: #9574ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553be2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.341,
    "s": 74.222,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49721,
    "c": 0.23633,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BE2

secondary

#D4DF9A

accent

#F137D4

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BE2

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

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