#5540BB#5540BB

#5540BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.184 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5540BB
RGB	rgb(85, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(250, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(250, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.34, 41.86, -61.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.34, 74.80, 304.03°)
OKLab	oklab(46.9% 0.0464 -0.1781)
OKLCH	oklch(46.9% 0.184 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.5466, 9.1851, 48.0105)
Luminance	0.0919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.47

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5540BB #A6BB40

analogous

#4069BB #5540BB #9340BB

triadic

#5540BB #BB5540 #40BB55

tetradic

#5540BB #BB4069 #A6BB40 #40BB93

square

#5540BB #BB4069 #A6BB40 #40BB93

split-complementary

#5540BB #BB9340 #69BB40

monochromatic

#2C2160 #40308D #5540BB #7C6CCD #A599DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#5540BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#5540BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5540BB

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5540BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5540BB	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#285F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5540bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.184 284.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5540bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.244,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46903,
    "c": 0.18402,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5540BB

secondary

#BEC88F

accent

#D94FC1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5540BB

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

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