#553ED3#553ED3

#553ED3 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.216 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553ED3
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 211)
HSL	hsl(249, 63%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(249, 71%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 70.6%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, 50.25, -73.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 88.85, 304.44°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% 0.0443 -0.2112)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.216 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.2231, 10.0785, 62.6531)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.57

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553ED3 #BCD33E

analogous

#3E71D3 #553ED3 #9F3ED3

triadic

#553ED3 #D3553E #3ED355

tetradic

#553ED3 #D33E71 #BCD33E #3ED39F

square

#553ED3 #D33E71 #BCD33E #3ED39F

split-complementary

#553ED3 #D39F3E #71D33E

monochromatic

#2B1C7B #3C27AC #553ED3 #8170DE #ADA2EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#553ED3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#553ED3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553ED3

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553ED3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553ED3	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006684

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ed3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.216 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9276e2',
    500: '#553ed3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ed3;
$custom-light: #9276e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ed3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.262,
    "s": 62.869,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48716,
    "c": 0.21578,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553ED3

secondary

#CCD696

accent

#E642CD

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #553ED3

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

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