#5540CE#5540CE

#5540CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.208 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5540CE
RGB	rgb(85, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(249, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(249, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, 47.65, -70.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 85.06, 304.07°)
OKLab	oklab(48.55% 0.0437 -0.2029)
OKLCH	oklch(48.55% 0.208 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.7168, 10.0532, 59.4401)
Luminance	0.1005 (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

#5540CE #B9CE40

analogous

#4072CE #5540CE #9C40CE

triadic

#5540CE #CE5540 #40CE55

tetradic

#5540CE #CE4072 #B9CE40 #40CE9C

square

#5540CE #CE4072 #B9CE40 #40CE9C

split-complementary

#5540CE #CE9C40 #72CE40

monochromatic

#2B1E75 #3D2BA6 #5540CE #8071DA #ACA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#5540CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#5540CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5540CE

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5540CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5540CE	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5540ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.208 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9177de',
    500: '#5540ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5540ce;
$custom-light: #9177de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5540ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.873,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48549,
    "c": 0.20758,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5540CE

secondary

#CBD496

accent

#E245CB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5540CE

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

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