#553c97

Color #553c97

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 8.69 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#553c97

RGB

rgb(85, 60, 151)

HSL

hsl(256.5, 43.1%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.5, 60.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.7%, 60.3%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(32.69, 33.38, -46.36)

LCH

lch(32.69, 57.13, 305.75)

OKLCH

oklch(43.4%, 0.1426, 292.03)

HWB

hwb(256.5, 23.5%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e973c

Analogous

#3c5197

#553c97

#833c97

Triadic

#553c97

#97553c

#3c9755

Split-complementary

#553c97

#97833c

#51973c

Tetradic

#553c97

#973c7e

#7e973c

#3c9755

Square

#553c97

#973c51

#7e973c

#3c9783

Shades

Color #553c97 mixed toward black.

#47327e

#392865

#2b1e4c

#1c1432

#0e0a19

Tints

Color #553c97 mixed toward white.

#6a4db8

#8870c6

#a694d4

#c4b8e3

#e1dbf1

Tones

Color #553c97 mixed toward gray.

#59448f

#5c4b88

#5f5380

#635a79

#666271

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.48:1

White text reads better on this background (8.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b88 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#4d4e84 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#547a77 · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #553c97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#553c97]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#553c97 (#553c97) is rgb(85, 60, 151) in RGB.

No, #553c97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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