#553ccd

Color #553ccd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 18.29 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#553ccd

RGB

rgb(85, 60, 205)

HSL

hsl(250.3, 59.2%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.3, 70.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.5%, 70.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(37.06, 49.53, -71.32)

LCH

lch(37.06, 86.83, 304.78)

OKLCH

oklch(47.9%, 0.2108, 282.88)

HWB

hwb(250.3, 23.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4cd3c

Analogous

#3c6ccd

#553ccd

#9d3ccd

Triadic

#553ccd

#cd553c

#3ccd55

Split-complementary

#553ccd

#cd9d3c

#6ccd3c

Tetradic

#553ccd

#cd3cb4

#b4cd3c

#3ccd55

Square

#553ccd

#cd3c6c

#b4cd3c

#3ccd9d

Shades

Color #553ccd mixed toward black.

#442db0

#36248d

#291b6a

#1b1246

#0e0923

Tints

Color #553ccd mixed toward white.

#715dd5

#8e7dde

#aa9ee6

#c6beee

#e3dff7

Tones

Color #553ccd mixed toward gray.

#5d48c1

#6554b5

#6d60a9

#756c9d

#7d7991

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.91:1

White text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4bb7 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#4d4eb1 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#54a39e · ΔE 42.9

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 29.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #553ccd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#553ccd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#553ccd (#553ccd) is rgb(85, 60, 205) in RGB.

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

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