#5540AE#5540AE

#5540AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.167 H 286.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5540AE
RGB	rgb(85, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(251, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.31, 37.89, -55.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.31, 67.59, 304.09°)
OKLab	oklab(45.83% 0.0477 -0.1604)
OKLCH	oklch(45.83% 0.167 286.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.2174, 8.6534, 41.0100)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.66

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5540AE #99AE40

analogous

#4062AE #5540AE #8C40AE

triadic

#5540AE #AE5540 #40AE55

tetradic

#5540AE #AE4062 #99AE40 #40AE8C

square

#5540AE #AE4062 #99AE40 #40AE8C

split-complementary

#5540AE #AE8C40 #62AE40

monochromatic

#291F55 #3F3081 #5540AE #7765C6 #9F92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#5540AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#5540AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5540AE

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5540AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5540AE	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#345A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5540ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.167 286.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c76c7',
    500: '#5540ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5540ae;
$custom-light: #8c76c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5540ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.455,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45834,
    "c": 0.16735,
    "h": 286.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5540AE

secondary

#B7C288

accent

#D652BD

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5540AE

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