#5556ED#5556ED

#5556ED is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.221 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5556ED
RGB	rgb(85, 86, 237)
HSL	hsl(240, 81%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(240, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 63.7%, 0%, 7.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, 44.76, -76.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 88.40, 300.42°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% 0.0229 -0.2198)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.221 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.3552, 14.6994, 81.7635)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5556ED #EDEC55

analogous

#55A2ED #5556ED #A055ED

triadic

#5556ED #ED5556 #56ED55

tetradic

#5556ED #ED55A2 #EDEC55 #55EDA0

square

#5556ED #ED55A2 #EDEC55 #55EDA0

split-complementary

#5556ED #EDA055 #A2ED55

monochromatic

#1314B4 #1E1FE7 #5556ED #8C8DF3 #C4C4F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#5556ED on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#5556ED on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5556ED

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5556ED	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5556ED	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064EA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5556ed;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 86, 237);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.221 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9586f4',
    500: '#5556ed',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5556ed;
$custom-light: #9586f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5556ed",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 237
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.605,
    "s": 80.851,
    "l": 63.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54617,
    "c": 0.22102,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5556ED

secondary

#EAEAB4

accent

#DC08DD

background

#FAF8FF

surface

#F3EFFE

border

#CDCAD6

text

#0F0B17

muted

#7F7C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #5556ED

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

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