#5540CD#5540CD

#5540CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.206 H 282.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5540CD
RGB	rgb(85, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(249, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(249, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.85, 47.35, -70.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.85, 84.53, 304.06°)
OKLab	oklab(48.46% 0.0438 -0.2017)
OKLCH	oklch(48.46% 0.206 282.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.5957, 10.0048, 58.8024)
Luminance	0.1001 (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

#5540CD #B8CD40

analogous

#4072CD #5540CD #9B40CD

triadic

#5540CD #CD5540 #40CD55

tetradic

#5540CD #CD4072 #B8CD40 #40CD9B

square

#5540CD #CD4072 #B8CD40 #40CD9B

split-complementary

#5540CD #CD9B40 #72CD40

monochromatic

#2B1E74 #3D2BA5 #5540CD #8071DA #ABA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.00

#5540CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#5540CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5540CD

7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5540CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5540CD	1.00	7.00	3.00	7.00
#FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#036582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5540cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.206 282.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5540cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.936,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4846,
    "c": 0.20636,
    "h": 282.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5540CD

secondary

#CAD396

accent

#E246CB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5540CD

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

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