#5540D2#5540D2

#5540D2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.212 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5540D2
RGB	rgb(85, 64, 210)
HSL	hsl(249, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(249, 70%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 69.5%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.29, 48.86, -72.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.29, 87.18, 304.09°)
OKLab	oklab(48.91% 0.043 -0.208)
OKLCH	oklch(48.91% 0.212 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.2089, 10.2500, 62.0319)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.91

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5540D2 #BDD240

analogous

#4074D2 #5540D2 #9E40D2

triadic

#5540D2 #D25540 #40D255

tetradic

#5540D2 #D24074 #BDD240 #40D29E

square

#5540D2 #D24074 #BDD240 #40D29E

split-complementary

#5540D2 #D29E40 #74D240

monochromatic

#2A1D7B #3C29AC #5540D2 #8172DE #ADA3E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#5540D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#5540D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5540D2

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5540D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5540D2	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006784

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5540d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 64, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.212 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9277e1',
    500: '#5540d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5540d2;
$custom-light: #9277e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5540d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.63,
    "s": 61.864,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48906,
    "c": 0.21242,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5540D2

secondary

#CDD698

accent

#E543CE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5540D2

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

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