#5542C9#5542C9

#5542C9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.199 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5542C9
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 201)
HSL	hsl(248, 56%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(248, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 67.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.92, 45.00, -67.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.92, 81.20, 303.65°)
OKLab	oklab(48.41% 0.0428 -0.1945)
OKLCH	oklch(48.41% 0.199 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.2339, 10.0437, 56.3302)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5542C9 #B6C942

analogous

#4273C9 #5542C9 #9842C9

triadic

#5542C9 #C95542 #42C955

tetradic

#5542C9 #C94273 #B6C942 #42C998

square

#5542C9 #C94273 #B6C942 #42C998

split-complementary

#5542C9 #C99842 #73C942

monochromatic

#2B2070 #3E2EA0 #5542C9 #8072D7 #ABA1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#5542C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#5542C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5542C9

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5542C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5542C9	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#116580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5542c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.199 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9178da',
    500: '#5542c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5542c9;
$custom-light: #9178da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5542c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.444,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48405,
    "c": 0.19917,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5542C9

secondary

#C9D196

accent

#DF49CA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5542C9

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

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