#5550E4#5550E4

#5550E4 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.217 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5550E4
RGB	rgb(85, 80, 228)
HSL	hsl(242, 73%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(242, 65%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.7%, 64.9%, 0%, 10.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.16, 45.39, -74.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.16, 87.25, 301.35°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.0282 -0.2148)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.217 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.6140, 13.2684, 74.8585)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5550E4 #DFE450

analogous

#5095E4 #5550E4 #9F50E4

triadic

#5550E4 #E45550 #50E455

tetradic

#5550E4 #E45095 #DFE450 #50E49F

square

#5550E4 #E45095 #DFE450 #50E49F

split-complementary

#5550E4 #E49F50 #95E450

monochromatic

#1D19A1 #2721D6 #5550E4 #8985EC #BCBAF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#5550E4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#5550E4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5550E4

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5550E4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5550E4	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CE9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060E1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5550e4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 80, 228);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.217 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9482ee',
    500: '#5550e4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5550e4;
$custom-light: #9482ee;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5550e4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 228
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.027,
    "s": 73.267,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52893,
    "c": 0.21665,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5550E4

secondary

#E2E4AC

accent

#D510CF

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2EFFD

border

#CCCAD5

text

#0F0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5550E4

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

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