#5955BB#5955BB

#5955BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.156 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5955BB
RGB	rgb(89, 85, 187)
HSL	hsl(242, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(242, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 54.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 29.96, -53.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 61.34, 299.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.0299 -0.153)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.156 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.3352, 12.2078, 48.4996)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5955BB #B7BB55

analogous

#5584BB #5955BB #8C55BB

triadic

#5955BB #BB5955 #55BB59

tetradic

#5955BB #BB5584 #B7BB55 #55BB8C

square

#5955BB #BB5584 #B7BB55 #55BB8C

split-complementary

#5955BB #BB8C55 #84BB55

monochromatic

#2D2B6B #403C97 #5955BB #8481CC #AEACDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#5955BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#5955BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5955BB

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5955BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5955BB	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1866BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#055EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#306C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5955bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 85, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.156 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f85d0',
    500: '#5955bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5955bb;
$custom-light: #8f85d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5955bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.353,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50811,
    "c": 0.15589,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5955BB

secondary

#CACCA0

accent

#D355CE

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5955BB

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

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