#5540BA#5540BA

#5540BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.183 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5540BA
RGB	rgb(85, 64, 186)
HSL	hsl(250, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(250, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 65.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.26, 41.55, -61.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.26, 74.25, 304.03°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% 0.0465 -0.1767)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.183 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.4400, 9.1424, 47.4486)
Luminance	0.0914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.40

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5540BA #A5BA40

analogous

#4068BA #5540BA #9240BA

triadic

#5540BA #BA5540 #40BA55

tetradic

#5540BA #BA4068 #A5BA40 #40BA92

square

#5540BA #BA4068 #A5BA40 #40BA92

split-complementary

#5540BA #BA9240 #68BA40

monochromatic

#2B215F #40308C #5540BA #7C6BCC #A499DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#5540BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#5540BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5540BA

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5540BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5540BA	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5540ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 64, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.183 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e76d0',
    500: '#5540ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5540ba;
$custom-light: #8e76d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5540ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.328,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4682,
    "c": 0.18275,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5540BA

secondary

#BEC88E

accent

#D84FC1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5540BA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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