#5542CE#5542CE

#5542CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.205 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5542CE
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(248, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(248, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.35, 46.53, -69.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.35, 83.88, 303.69°)
OKLab	oklab(48.84% 0.042 -0.201)
OKLCH	oklch(48.84% 0.205 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8316, 10.2828, 59.4784)
Luminance	0.1028 (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

#5542CE #BBCE42

analogous

#4275CE #5542CE #9B42CE

triadic

#5542CE #CE5542 #42CE55

tetradic

#5542CE #CE4275 #BBCE42 #42CE9B

square

#5542CE #CE4275 #BBCE42 #42CE9B

split-complementary

#5542CE #CE9B42 #75CE42

monochromatic

#2B1F77 #3C2BA7 #5542CE #8173DB #ACA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#5542CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#5542CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5542CE

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5542CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5542CE	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5542ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.205 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9178de',
    500: '#5542ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5542ce;
$custom-light: #9178de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5542ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.143,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48841,
    "c": 0.20534,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5542CE

secondary

#CCD498

accent

#E246CD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5542CE

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

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