#5540E2#5540E2

#5540E2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.231 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5540E2
RGB	rgb(85, 64, 226)
HSL	hsl(248, 74%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(248, 72%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 71.7%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.73, 53.69, -79.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.73, 95.53, 304.20°)
OKLab	oklab(50.37% 0.04 -0.228)
OKLCH	oklch(50.37% 0.231 280)
XYZ	xyz(19.3028, 11.0876, 73.0597)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5540E2 #CDE240

analogous

#407CE2 #5540E2 #A640E2

triadic

#5540E2 #E25540 #40E255

tetradic

#5540E2 #E2407C #CDE240 #40E2A6

square

#5540E2 #E2407C #CDE240 #40E2A6

split-complementary

#5540E2 #E2A640 #7CE240

monochromatic

#261692 #341EC7 #5540E2 #8475EA #B4AAF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#5540E2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#5540E2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5540E2

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5540E2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5540E2	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5540e2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 64, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.231 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9577ec',
    500: '#5540e2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5540e2;
$custom-light: #9577ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5540e2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.778,
    "s": 73.636,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50371,
    "c": 0.23145,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.11089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5540E2

secondary

#D7E09E

accent

#F038D8

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5540E2

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

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