#5542D6#5542D6

#5542D6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.215 H 280.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5542D6
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 214)
HSL	hsl(248, 64%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(248, 69%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 69.2%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.04, 48.98, -73.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.04, 88.14, 303.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.0408 -0.2112)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.215 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.8283, 10.6815, 64.7275)
Luminance	0.1068 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.63

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5542D6 #C3D642

analogous

#4279D6 #5542D6 #9F42D6

triadic

#5542D6 #D65542 #42D655

tetradic

#5542D6 #D64279 #C3D642 #42D69F

square

#5542D6 #D64279 #C3D642 #42D69F

split-complementary

#5542D6 #D69F42 #79D642

monochromatic

#291C82 #3927B4 #5542D6 #8274E1 #AFA7EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#5542D6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#5542D6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5542D6

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5542D6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5542D6	1.00	6.70	3.14	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5542d6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.215 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9378e4',
    500: '#5542d6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5542d6;
$custom-light: #9378e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5542d6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.703,
    "s": 64.348,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49551,
    "c": 0.21508,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5542D6

secondary

#D1D99B

accent

#E740D2

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5542D6

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

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