#5540BD#5540BD

#5540BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.187 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5540BD
RGB	rgb(85, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(250, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(250, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.50, 42.47, -62.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.50, 75.89, 304.03°)
OKLab	oklab(47.07% 0.0461 -0.1807)
OKLCH	oklch(47.07% 0.187 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.7622, 9.2714, 49.1459)
Luminance	0.0927 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5540BD #A8BD40

analogous

#406ABD #5540BD #9440BD

triadic

#5540BD #BD5540 #40BD55

tetradic

#5540BD #BD406A #A8BD40 #40BD94

square

#5540BD #BD406A #A8BD40 #40BD94

split-complementary

#5540BD #BD9440 #6ABD40

monochromatic

#2C2162 #40318F #5540BD #7D6DCD #A69ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#5540BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#5540BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5540BD

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5540BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5540BD	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#266079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5540bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.187 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f76d2',
    500: '#5540bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5540bd;
$custom-light: #8f76d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5540bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.08,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47072,
    "c": 0.18654,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5540BD

secondary

#BFC990

accent

#D94FC2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5540BD

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

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