#5542BE#5542BE

#5542BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.185 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5542BE
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(249, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(249, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.01, 41.62, -62.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.01, 75.21, 303.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.47% 0.0442 -0.18)
OKLCH	oklch(47.47% 0.185 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9860, 9.5445, 49.7578)
Luminance	0.0954 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.61

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5542BE #ABBE42

analogous

#426DBE #5542BE #9342BE

triadic

#5542BE #BE5542 #42BE55

tetradic

#5542BE #BE426D #ABBE42 #42BE93

square

#5542BE #BE426D #ABBE42 #42BE93

split-complementary

#5542BE #BE9342 #6DBE42

monochromatic

#2C2263 #403291 #5542BE #7E70CE #A79DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#5542BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#5542BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5542BE

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5542BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5542BE	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#24617A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5542be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.185 283.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f78d3',
    500: '#5542be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5542be;
$custom-light: #8f78d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5542be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.194,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47467,
    "c": 0.18537,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5542BE

secondary

#C1CA92

accent

#D84FC3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5542BE

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

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