#5542BB#5542BB

#5542BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.182 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5542BB
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(249, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(249, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.77, 40.69, -61.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.77, 73.56, 303.58°)
OKLab	oklab(47.22% 0.0445 -0.176)
OKLCH	oklch(47.22% 0.182 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.6614, 9.4147, 48.0487)
Luminance	0.0942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.30

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5542BB #A8BB42

analogous

#426CBB #5542BB #9142BB

triadic

#5542BB #BB5542 #42BB55

tetradic

#5542BB #BB426C #A8BB42 #42BB91

square

#5542BB #BB426C #A8BB42 #42BB91

split-complementary

#5542BB #BB9142 #6CBB42

monochromatic

#2C2261 #40328E #5542BB #7D6ECC #A69CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#5542BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#5542BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5542BB

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5542BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5542BB	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#286078

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5542bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.182 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e77d0',
    500: '#5542bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5542bb;
$custom-light: #8e77d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5542bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.421,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47217,
    "c": 0.18154,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5542BB

secondary

#BFC891

accent

#D750C2

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5542BB

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

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