#553ED7#553ED7

#553ED7 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.221 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553ED7
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 215)
HSL	hsl(249, 66%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(249, 71%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 71.2%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, 51.46, -74.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 90.95, 304.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.08% 0.0436 -0.2162)
OKLCH	oklch(49.08% 0.221 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.7308, 10.2816, 65.3270)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.96

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553ED7 #C0D73E

analogous

#3E73D7 #553ED7 #A23ED7

triadic

#553ED7 #D7553E #3ED755

tetradic

#553ED7 #D73E73 #C0D73E #3ED7A2

square

#553ED7 #D73E73 #C0D73E #3ED7A2

split-complementary

#553ED7 #D7A23E #73D73E

monochromatic

#2A1B80 #3A25B3 #553ED7 #8271E2 #AEA3EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#553ED7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#553ED7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553ED7

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553ED7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553ED7	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055D4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ed7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.221 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9376e5',
    500: '#553ed7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ed7;
$custom-light: #9376e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ed7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.02,
    "s": 65.665,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49082,
    "c": 0.22053,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553ED7

secondary

#CFD998

accent

#E93FCF

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #553ED7

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

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