#553ED5#553ED5

#553ED5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.218 H 281.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553ED5
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 213)
HSL	hsl(249, 64%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(249, 71%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 70.9%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.16, 50.86, -74.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.16, 89.90, 304.45°)
OKLab	oklab(48.9% 0.0439 -0.2137)
OKLCH	oklch(48.9% 0.218 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.4754, 10.1794, 63.9818)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.76

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553ED5 #BED53E

analogous

#3E73D5 #553ED5 #A13ED5

triadic

#553ED5 #D5553E #3ED555

tetradic

#553ED5 #D53E73 #BED53E #3ED5A1

square

#553ED5 #D53E73 #BED53E #3ED5A1

split-complementary

#553ED5 #D5A13E #73D53E

monochromatic

#2A1B7D #3B26B0 #553ED5 #8170E0 #AEA3EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#553ED5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#553ED5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553ED5

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553ED5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553ED5	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ed5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.218 281.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9376e3',
    500: '#553ed5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ed5;
$custom-light: #9376e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ed5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.139,
    "s": 64.255,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48899,
    "c": 0.21816,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553ED5

secondary

#CED897

accent

#E741CE

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #553ED5

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

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