#5855CB#5855CB

#5855CB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.178 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5855CB
RGB	rgb(88, 85, 203)
HSL	hsl(242, 53%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(242, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 58.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.59, 34.87, -61.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.59, 70.38, 299.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.92% 0.0289 -0.1754)
OKLCH	oklch(51.92% 0.178 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.0491, 12.8823, 58.0238)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5855CB #C8CB55

analogous

#558DCB #5855CB #9355CB

triadic

#5855CB #CB5855 #55CB58

tetradic

#5855CB #CB558D #C8CB55 #55CB93

square

#5855CB #CB558D #C8CB55 #55CB93

split-complementary

#5855CB #CB9355 #8DCB55

monochromatic

#29277F #3835AE #5855CB #8684D9 #B4B3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#5855CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#5855CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5855CB

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5855CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5855CB	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#177188

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5855cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 85, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.178 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9185dc',
    500: '#5855cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5855cb;
$custom-light: #9185dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5855cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.525,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5192,
    "c": 0.17778,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5855CB

secondary

#D5D6A6

accent

#DD4BD9

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0E0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5855CB

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

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