#5550E0#5550E0

#5550E0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.212 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5550E0
RGB	rgb(85, 80, 224)
HSL	hsl(242, 70%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(242, 64%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 64.3%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.84, 44.11, -72.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.84, 85.10, 301.22°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% 0.0286 -0.2097)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.212 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.0652, 13.0488, 71.9679)
Luminance	0.1305 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5550E0 #DBE050

analogous

#5093E0 #5550E0 #9D50E0

triadic

#5550E0 #E05550 #50E055

tetradic

#5550E0 #E05093 #DBE050 #50E09D

square

#5550E0 #E05093 #DBE050 #50E09D

split-complementary

#5550E0 #E09D50 #93E050

monochromatic

#201B9A #2A25CE #5550E0 #8884E9 #BAB8F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#5550E0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#5550E0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5550E0

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5550E0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5550E0	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007591

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5550e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 80, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.212 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9382eb',
    500: '#5550e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5550e0;
$custom-light: #9382eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5550e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.083,
    "s": 69.903,
    "l": 59.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52554,
    "c": 0.21165,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5550E0

secondary

#E0E2AA

accent

#ED3BE7

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2EFFD

border

#CCCAD5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5550E0

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

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