#5540CA#5540CA

#5540CA is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.203 H 282.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5540CA
RGB	rgb(85, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(249, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(249, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.59, 46.43, -68.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.59, 82.93, 304.05°)
OKLab	oklab(48.2% 0.0443 -0.1978)
OKLCH	oklch(48.2% 0.203 282.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.2371, 9.8613, 56.9135)
Luminance	0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5540CA #B5CA40

analogous

#4070CA #5540CA #9A40CA

triadic

#5540CA #CA5540 #40CA55

tetradic

#5540CA #CA4070 #B5CA40 #40CA9A

square

#5540CA #CA4070 #B5CA40 #40CA9A

split-complementary

#5540CA #CA9A40 #70CA40

monochromatic

#2C1F70 #3E2CA0 #5540CA #8070D7 #AAA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#5540CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#5540CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5540CA

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5540CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5540CA	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E6480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5540ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.203 282.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9177db',
    500: '#5540ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5540ca;
$custom-light: #9177db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5540ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.13,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48195,
    "c": 0.2027,
    "h": 282.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5540CA

secondary

#C8D195

accent

#E048C9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5540CA

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

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