#5544CC
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(49% 0.201 281.7), rgb(85, 68, 204).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.80:1).
About this color
#5544CC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.201 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.019 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.80:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.201) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.08:1 |
| White text | 6.80:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5544CC |
| RGB | rgb(85, 68, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 57%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49% 0.201 281.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #5544CC | 6.80:1 | AA | Lc -87.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5544CC | 3.08:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5544CC text on white | 6.80:1 | AA | Lc 82.9 | Fine for body text |
| #5544CC text on black | 3.08:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FD
oklch(93.6% 0.028 281.5)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6FD
oklch(88.6% 0.054 281.8)
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Step 300
300
#B6B9FE
oklch(80.8% 0.097 282.1)
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Step 400
400
#9292FE
oklch(70.7% 0.155 281.7)
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Step 500
500
#7A72FC
oklch(63% 0.199 281.7)
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Step 600
600
#6656EB
oklch(55.7% 0.215 281.7)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#5544CC
oklch(49% 0.201 281.7)
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Step 800
800
#453AA5
oklch(42.7% 0.165 281.5)
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Step 900
900
#393383
oklch(37.6% 0.13 281.5)
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Step 950
950
#211F4D
oklch(27% 0.082 281.3)
#5544CC with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #0060D0 | 0.084 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0056C9 | 0.076 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #056782 | 0.170 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5B5B5B | 0.201 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5544CC
#5544CC
oklch(49% 0.201 281.7)
- #6D6200
#6D6200
oklch(49.1% 0.103 101.8)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #5544CC, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue With A Hint Of Purple #533CC6 ΔE 0.019
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.021
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.023
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.046
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.047
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.049
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.052
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.053
Use #5544CC in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.