#5540BC#5540BC

#5540BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.185 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5540BC
RGB	rgb(85, 64, 188)
HSL	hsl(250, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(250, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 66%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.42, 42.16, -62.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.42, 75.34, 304.03°)
OKLab	oklab(46.99% 0.0463 -0.1794)
OKLCH	oklch(46.99% 0.185 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.6541, 9.2281, 48.5762)
Luminance	0.0923 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.55

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5540BC #A7BC40

analogous

#4069BC #5540BC #9340BC

triadic

#5540BC #BC5540 #40BC55

tetradic

#5540BC #BC4069 #A7BC40 #40BC93

square

#5540BC #BC4069 #A7BC40 #40BC93

split-complementary

#5540BC #BC9340 #69BC40

monochromatic

#2C2161 #40308E #5540BC #7D6CCD #A59ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#5540BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#5540BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5540BC

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5540BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5540BC	1.00	7.38	2.85	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5540bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 64, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.185 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f76d1',
    500: '#5540bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5540bc;
$custom-light: #8f76d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5540bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.161,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46988,
    "c": 0.18529,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5540BC

secondary

#BFC98F

accent

#D94FC1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5540BC

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

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