#5955BE#5955BE

#5955BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.160 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5955BE
RGB	rgb(89, 85, 190)
HSL	hsl(242, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(242, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 55.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.75, 30.91, -54.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.75, 63.05, 299.36°)
OKLab	oklab(51.03% 0.03 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(51.03% 0.16 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.6597, 12.3376, 50.2087)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5955BE #BABE55

analogous

#5586BE #5955BE #8E55BE

triadic

#5955BE #BE5955 #55BE59

tetradic

#5955BE #BE5586 #BABE55 #55BE8E

square

#5955BE #BE5586 #BABE55 #55BE8E

split-complementary

#5955BE #BE8E55 #86BE55

monochromatic

#2D2A6E #3F3B9B #5955BE #8481CF #AFAEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#5955BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#5955BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5955BE

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5955BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5955BE	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1066C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D6D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5955be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 85, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.160 280.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5955be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.286,
    "s": 44.681,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51028,
    "c": 0.16002,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5955BE

secondary

#CCCEA1

accent

#D453CF

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFA

border

#CCCAD3

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5955BE

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

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