#553EE2#553EE2

#553EE2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.233 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553EE2
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 226)
HSL	hsl(248, 74%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(248, 73%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 72.6%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.35, 54.74, -79.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.35, 96.63, 304.51°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% 0.0413 -0.2297)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.233 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1920, 10.8661, 73.0228)
Luminance	0.1087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 3.75

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553EE2 #CBE23E

analogous

#3E79E2 #553EE2 #A73EE2

triadic

#553EE2 #E2553E #3EE255

tetradic

#553EE2 #E23E79 #CBE23E #3EE2A7

square

#553EE2 #E23E79 #CBE23E #3EE2A7

split-complementary

#553EE2 #E2A73E #79E23E

monochromatic

#271690 #351EC5 #553EE2 #8473EA #B3A8F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#553EE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#553EE2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553EE2

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553EE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553EE2	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553ee2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.233 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9576ec',
    500: '#553ee2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553ee2;
$custom-light: #9576ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553ee2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.415,
    "s": 73.874,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50106,
    "c": 0.23344,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553EE2

secondary

#D6E09C

accent

#F137D7

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #553EE2

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

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