#5855BB#5855BB

#5855BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.156 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5855BB
RGB	rgb(88, 85, 187)
HSL	hsl(242, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(242, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 54.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 29.75, -53.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 61.35, 299.00°)
OKLab	oklab(50.73% 0.0287 -0.1534)
OKLCH	oklch(50.73% 0.156 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.2399, 12.1586, 48.4952)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5855BB #B8BB55

analogous

#5585BB #5855BB #8B55BB

triadic

#5855BB #BB5855 #55BB58

tetradic

#5855BB #BB5585 #B8BB55 #55BB8B

square

#5855BB #BB5585 #B8BB55 #55BB8B

split-complementary

#5855BB #BB8B55 #85BB55

monochromatic

#2D2B6B #3F3C97 #5855BB #8381CC #AEACDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#5855BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#5855BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5855BB

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5855BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5855BB	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1766BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#025EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D6C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5855bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 85, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.156 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f85d0',
    500: '#5855bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5855bb;
$custom-light: #8f85d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5855bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.765,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50734,
    "c": 0.15606,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5855BB

secondary

#CBCCA0

accent

#D355CF

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5855BB

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

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