#553ED0#553ED0

#553ED0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.212 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553ED0
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 208)
HSL	hsl(249, 61%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(249, 70%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 70.2%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.72, 49.35, -71.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.72, 87.28, 304.44°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% 0.0449 -0.2074)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.212 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.8506, 9.9295, 60.6909)
Luminance	0.0993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.33

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553ED0 #B9D03E

analogous

#3E70D0 #553ED0 #9E3ED0

triadic

#553ED0 #D0553E #3ED055

tetradic

#553ED0 #D03E70 #B9D03E #3ED09E

square

#553ED0 #D03E70 #B9D03E #3ED09E

split-complementary

#553ED0 #D09E3E #70D03E

monochromatic

#2B1D77 #3D29A8 #553ED0 #806FDC #ACA0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#553ED0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#553ED0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553ED0

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553ED0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553ED0	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ed0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.212 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9276e0',
    500: '#553ed0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ed0;
$custom-light: #9276e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ed0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.452,
    "s": 60.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48444,
    "c": 0.21219,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553ED0

secondary

#CBD495

accent

#E444CB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553ED0

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

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