#5559EE#5559EE
#5559EE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.219 H 275.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5559EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 89, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 82%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.3%, 62.6%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.97, 43.31, -75.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.97, 87.10, 299.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.19% 0.0205 -0.2179) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.19% 0.219 275.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7462, 15.2471, 82.6166) |
| Luminance | 0.1525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 3.10
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 4.49
Electric Blue
#0652FF
ΔE00 4.69
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 5.22
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 5.31
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5559EE #EEEA55
analogous
#55A6EE #5559EE #9D55EE
triadic
#5559EE #EE5559 #59EE55
tetradic
#5559EE #EE55A6 #EEEA55 #55EE9D
square
#5559EE #EE55A6 #EEEA55 #55EE9D
split-complementary
#5559EE #EE9D55 #A6EE55
monochromatic
#1217B6 #1D23E8 #5559EE #8D8FF4 #C4C6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.19
#5559EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#5559EE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5559EE
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5559EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5559EE | 1.00 | 5.19 | 4.05 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0074F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0066EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007F9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5559ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 89, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.219 275.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9588f5',
500: '#5559ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5559ee; $custom-light: #9588f5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5559ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 89,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 238.431,
"s": 81.818,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5519,
"c": 0.21883,
"h": 275.4
},
"luminance": 0.15249
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5559EE
secondary
#EBE9B4
accent
#D907DE
background
#FAF8FF
surface
#F3F0FE
border
#CDCBD6
text
#0F0B17
muted
#7F7C85