Information about #553DDB color

#553DDB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#553DDB falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 61, 219) — 33.3% red, 23.9% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 53 / 62 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#553DDB is a vivid, lively blue that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Blurple (#5539CC). Slightly further away sit Purpley Blue (#5F34E7) and Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 61, 219) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #553DDB: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. No one has named #553DDB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#553DDB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#553DDB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #553DDB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#553DDB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#553DDB
  • RGB85, 61, 219
  • CMYK53, 62, 0, 14
  • HSL249°, 69%, 55%
  • HSL Precise249.114°, 68.696%, 54.902%
  • HSV249°, 72%, 86%
  • HSB249°, 72%, 86%
  • HEX ID553DDB
  • DECIMAL ID5586395
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
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