#5550DE#5550DE

#5550DE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.209 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5550DE
RGB	rgb(85, 80, 222)
HSL	hsl(242, 68%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(242, 64%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 64%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 43.47, -71.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 84.02, 301.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.39% 0.0288 -0.2071)
OKLCH	oklch(52.39% 0.209 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7955, 12.9410, 70.5478)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5550DE #D9DE50

analogous

#5092DE #5550DE #9C50DE

triadic

#5550DE #DE5550 #50DE55

tetradic

#5550DE #DE5092 #D9DE50 #50DE9C

square

#5550DE #DE5092 #D9DE50 #50DE9C

split-complementary

#5550DE #DE9C50 #92DE50

monochromatic

#211C97 #2C26CB #5550DE #8783E8 #B9B7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#5550DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#5550DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5550DE

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5550DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5550DE	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007490

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5550de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 80, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.209 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9382e9',
    500: '#5550de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5550de;
$custom-light: #9382e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5550de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.113,
    "s": 68.269,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52385,
    "c": 0.20914,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5550DE

secondary

#DFE1A9

accent

#EB3DE5

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2EFFD

border

#CCCAD5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5550DE

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

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