#5540D4#5540D4

#5540D4 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.215 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5540D4
RGB	rgb(85, 64, 212)
HSL	hsl(249, 63%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(249, 70%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 69.8%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 49.47, -73.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 88.24, 304.10°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% 0.0426 -0.2106)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.215 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.4596, 10.3503, 63.3524)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.05

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5540D4 #BFD440

analogous

#4075D4 #5540D4 #9F40D4

triadic

#5540D4 #D45540 #40D455

tetradic

#5540D4 #D44075 #BFD440 #40D49F

square

#5540D4 #D44075 #BFD440 #40D49F

split-complementary

#5540D4 #D49F40 #75D440

monochromatic

#2A1C7D #3B27AF #5540D4 #8172DF #AEA4EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#5540D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#5540D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5540D4

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5540D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5540D4	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006885

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5540d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 64, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.215 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9377e2',
    500: '#5540d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5540d4;
$custom-light: #9377e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5540d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.514,
    "s": 63.248,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49086,
    "c": 0.21483,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5540D4

secondary

#CED798

accent

#E642CF

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5540D4

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

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