#5544BB#5544BB

#5544BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.179 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5544BB
RGB	rgb(85, 68, 187)
HSL	hsl(249, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(249, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 63.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.21, 39.52, -60.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.21, 72.32, 303.12°)
OKLab	oklab(47.54% 0.0426 -0.1739)
OKLCH	oklch(47.54% 0.179 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7803, 9.6525, 48.0884)
Luminance	0.0965 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.34

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5544BB #AABB44

analogous

#446FBB #5544BB #9044BB

triadic

#5544BB #BB5544 #44BB55

tetradic

#5544BB #BB446F #AABB44 #44BB90

square

#5544BB #BB446F #AABB44 #44BB90

split-complementary

#5544BB #BB9044 #6FBB44

monochromatic

#2C2361 #41348E #5544BB #7E71CB #A79EDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#5544BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#5544BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5544BB

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5544BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5544BB	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#286179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5544bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 68, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.179 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e79d0',
    500: '#5544bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5544bb;
$custom-light: #8e79d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5544bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.571,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47537,
    "c": 0.17903,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5544BB

secondary

#C0C893

accent

#D651C3

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5544BB

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

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