Information about #553EEA color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #553EEA reads as a energetic, saturated deep-sea blue and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Purpleish Blue (#6140EF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Purpley Blue (#5F34E7) and Brilliant Blue (#5151E7).
The recipe behind #553EEA is rgb(85, 62, 234), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #553EEA: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #553EEA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#553EEA color variations
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#553EEA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#553EEA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#553EEA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#553EEA color hues
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#553EEA 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #553EEA color
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Nearest named colors to #553EEA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#6140EF
#5F34E7
#5151E7
#632DE9
#6832E3
#6451E7
#6050DC
#703BE7
#5539CC
#4B57DB
#5A4FCF
#404DFF
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#553EEA
- RGB85, 62, 234
- CMYK58, 67, 0, 8
- CSSrgb(85, 62, 234)
- HSL248°, 80%, 58%
- HSL Precise248.023°, 80.374%, 58.039%
- HSV248°, 74%, 92%
- HSB248°, 74%, 92%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.918
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.243, 0.918)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.243, 0.918, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.243, 0.918)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB91.8%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID553EEA
- DECIMAL ID5586666
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
