#5555EF#5555EF

#5555EF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.225 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5555EF
RGB	rgb(85, 85, 239)
HSL	hsl(240, 83%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(240, 64%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 64.4%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, 45.99, -77.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 90.08, 300.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% 0.0234 -0.2234)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.225 276)
XYZ	xyz(22.5697, 14.6584, 83.2846)
Luminance	0.1466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5555EF #EFEF55

analogous

#55A2EF #5555EF #A255EF

triadic

#5555EF #EF5555 #55EF55

tetradic

#5555EF #EF55A2 #EFEF55 #55EFA2

square

#5555EF #EF55A2 #EFEF55 #55EFA2

split-complementary

#5555EF #EFA255 #A2EF55

monochromatic

#1111B8 #1D1DEA #5555EF #8D8DF4 #C5C5FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#5555EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#5555EF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5555EF

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5555EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5555EF	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064EC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5555ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 85, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.225 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9685f5',
    500: '#5555ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5555ef;
$custom-light: #9685f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5555ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 82.796,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54625,
    "c": 0.22464,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.1466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5555EF

secondary

#EBEBB5

accent

#DF06DF

background

#FAF8FF

surface

#F3EFFF

border

#CDCAD7

text

#0F0B17

muted

#7F7C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #5555EF

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

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