#5540CC#5540CC

#5540CC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.205 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5540CC
RGB	rgb(85, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(249, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(249, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.76, 47.04, -69.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.76, 83.99, 304.06°)
OKLab	oklab(48.37% 0.044 -0.2004)
OKLCH	oklch(48.37% 0.205 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.4754, 9.9566, 58.1687)
Luminance	0.0996 (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

#5540CC #B7CC40

analogous

#4071CC #5540CC #9B40CC

triadic

#5540CC #CC5540 #40CC55

tetradic

#5540CC #CC4071 #B7CC40 #40CC9B

square

#5540CC #CC4071 #B7CC40 #40CC9B

split-complementary

#5540CC #CC9B40 #71CC40

monochromatic

#2B1F73 #3E2CA3 #5540CC #8070D9 #ABA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#5540CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#5540CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5540CC

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5540CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5540CC	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#076581

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5540cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.205 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9177dd',
    500: '#5540cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5540cc;
$custom-light: #9177dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5540cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48371,
    "c": 0.20515,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5540CC

secondary

#C9D295

accent

#E147CA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5540CC

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

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