#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
RGBrgb(85, 80, 222)
HSLhsl(242, 68%, 59%)
HSVhsv(242, 64%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(61.7%, 64%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LABlab(42.67, 43.47, -71.90)
CIE-LCHlch(42.67, 84.02, 301.16°)
OKLaboklab(52.39% 0.0288 -0.2071)
OKLCHoklch(52.39% 0.209 277.9)
XYZxyz(19.7955, 12.9410, 70.5478)
Luminance0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

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
##5550DE1.005.853.595.85
#FFFFFF5.851.0021.001.00
#0000003.5921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.851.0021.001.00

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

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#5550DE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva