#553ED8#553ED8

#553ED8 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.222 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553ED8
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 216)
HSL	hsl(249, 66%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(249, 71%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 71.3%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, 51.76, -75.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 91.47, 304.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.17% 0.0434 -0.2174)
OKLCH	oklch(49.17% 0.222 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.8597, 10.3331, 66.0058)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.06

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553ED8 #C1D83E

analogous

#3E74D8 #553ED8 #A23ED8

triadic

#553ED8 #D8553E #3ED855

tetradic

#553ED8 #D83E74 #C1D83E #3ED8A2

square

#553ED8 #D83E74 #C1D83E #3ED8A2

split-complementary

#553ED8 #D8A23E #74D83E

monochromatic

#2A1A81 #3A24B4 #553ED8 #8271E2 #AFA4ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#553ED8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#553ED8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553ED8

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553ED8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553ED8	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055D5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006887

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ed8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.222 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9376e5',
    500: '#553ed8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ed8;
$custom-light: #9376e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ed8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.961,
    "s": 66.379,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49174,
    "c": 0.22172,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553ED8

secondary

#D0D998

accent

#E93ED0

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #553ED8

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

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