#553ED2#553ED2

#553ED2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.215 H 282.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553ED2
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 210)
HSL	hsl(249, 62%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(249, 70%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 70.5%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.89, 49.95, -72.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.89, 88.33, 304.44°)
OKLab	oklab(48.63% 0.0445 -0.2099)
OKLCH	oklch(48.63% 0.215 282)
XYZ	xyz(17.0982, 10.0285, 61.9950)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.48

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553ED2 #BBD23E

analogous

#3E71D2 #553ED2 #9F3ED2

triadic

#553ED2 #D2553E #3ED255

tetradic

#553ED2 #D23E71 #BBD23E #3ED29F

square

#553ED2 #D23E71 #BBD23E #3ED29F

split-complementary

#553ED2 #D29F3E #71D23E

monochromatic

#2B1C79 #3C28AB #553ED2 #8170DE #ACA1E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#553ED2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#553ED2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553ED2

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553ED2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553ED2	1.00	6.99	3.01	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006684

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ed2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.215 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9276e1',
    500: '#553ed2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ed2;
$custom-light: #9276e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ed2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.324,
    "s": 62.185,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48625,
    "c": 0.21458,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.1003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553ED2

secondary

#CCD696

accent

#E543CC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553ED2

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

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