#5542CC#5542CC

#5542CC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.203 H 282.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5542CC
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(248, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(248, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.17, 45.92, -68.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.17, 82.81, 303.68°)
OKLab	oklab(48.67% 0.0423 -0.1984)
OKLCH	oklch(48.67% 0.203 282)
XYZ	xyz(16.5902, 10.1862, 58.2070)
Luminance	0.1019 (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

#5542CC #B9CC42

analogous

#4274CC #5542CC #9A42CC

triadic

#5542CC #CC5542 #42CC55

tetradic

#5542CC #CC4274 #B9CC42 #42CC9A

square

#5542CC #CC4274 #B9CC42 #42CC9A

split-complementary

#5542CC #CC9A42 #74CC42

monochromatic

#2B1F74 #3D2CA4 #5542CC #8072D9 #ACA2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#5542CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#5542CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5542CC

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5542CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5542CC	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#066682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5542cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.203 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9178dd',
    500: '#5542cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5542cc;
$custom-light: #9178dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5542cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.261,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48666,
    "c": 0.20288,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.10187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5542CC

secondary

#CBD397

accent

#E147CC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5542CC

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

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