#5540CF#5540CF

#5540CF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.209 H 282.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5540CF
RGB	rgb(85, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(249, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(249, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.02, 47.95, -70.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.02, 85.59, 304.07°)
OKLab	oklab(48.64% 0.0435 -0.2042)
OKLCH	oklch(48.64% 0.209 282)
XYZ	xyz(16.8387, 10.1019, 60.0819)
Luminance	0.1010 (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

#5540CF #BACF40

analogous

#4072CF #5540CF #9C40CF

triadic

#5540CF #CF5540 #40CF55

tetradic

#5540CF #CF4072 #BACF40 #40CF9C

square

#5540CF #CF4072 #BACF40 #40CF9C

split-complementary

#5540CF #CF9C40 #72CF40

monochromatic

#2B1E77 #3D2AA8 #5540CF #8171DB #ACA2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#5540CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#5540CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5540CF

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5540CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5540CF	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006683

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5540cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.209 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9277df',
    500: '#5540cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5540cf;
$custom-light: #9277df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5540cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.811,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48638,
    "c": 0.2088,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.10103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5540CF

secondary

#CBD497

accent

#E345CC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5540CF

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

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