#5955BD#5955BD

#5955BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.159 H 280.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5955BD
RGB	rgb(89, 85, 189)
HSL	hsl(242, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(242, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.68, 30.59, -54.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.68, 62.48, 299.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.96% 0.03 -0.1558)
OKLCH	oklch(50.96% 0.159 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.5508, 12.2940, 49.6351)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5955BD #B9BD55

analogous

#5585BD #5955BD #8D55BD

triadic

#5955BD #BD5955 #55BD59

tetradic

#5955BD #BD5585 #B9BD55 #55BD8D

square

#5955BD #BD5585 #B9BD55 #55BD8D

split-complementary

#5955BD #BD8D55 #85BD55

monochromatic

#2D2A6D #3F3C99 #5955BD #8481CE #AFADDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#5955BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#5955BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5955BD

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5955BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5955BD	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1366C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E6D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5955bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 85, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.159 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9085d2',
    500: '#5955bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5955bd;
$custom-light: #9085d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5955bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.308,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50955,
    "c": 0.15865,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5955BD

secondary

#CBCDA1

accent

#D454CF

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F2EFF9

border

#CCCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5955BD

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

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