#553CD6#553CD6

#553CD6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.221 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553CD6
RGB	rgb(85, 60, 214)
HSL	hsl(250, 65%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(250, 72%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 72%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.87, 52.22, -75.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.87, 91.54, 304.78°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% 0.0452 -0.2168)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.221 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.4960, 10.0168, 64.6168)
Luminance	0.1002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.55

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553CD6 #BDD63C

analogous

#3C70D6 #553CD6 #A23CD6

triadic

#553CD6 #D6553C #3CD655

tetradic

#553CD6 #D63C70 #BDD63C #3CD6A2

square

#553CD6 #D63C70 #BDD63C #3CD6A2

split-complementary

#553CD6 #D6A23C #70D63C

monochromatic

#2A1A7D #3C25B0 #553CD6 #816FE1 #ADA1EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#553CD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#553CD6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553CD6

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553CD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553CD6	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EDB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553cd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 60, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.221 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9375e4',
    500: '#553cd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553cd6;
$custom-light: #9375e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553cd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.74,
    "s": 65.254,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4872,
    "c": 0.22142,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553CD6

secondary

#CDD896

accent

#E840CD

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #553CD6

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

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