#5955CB#5955CB

#5955CB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.178 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5955CB
RGB	rgb(89, 85, 203)
HSL	hsl(242, 53%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(242, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 58.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.66, 35.05, -61.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.66, 70.37, 299.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.0301 -0.175)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.178 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.1444, 12.9314, 58.0282)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5955CB #C7CB55

analogous

#558CCB #5955CB #9455CB

triadic

#5955CB #CB5955 #55CB59

tetradic

#5955CB #CB558C #C7CB55 #55CB94

square

#5955CB #CB558C #C7CB55 #55CB94

split-complementary

#5955CB #CB9455 #8CCB55

monochromatic

#2A277F #3935AE #5955CB #8784D9 #B5B3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#5955CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#5955CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5955CB

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5955CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5955CB	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C7188

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5955cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 85, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.178 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9285dc',
    500: '#5955cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5955cb;
$custom-light: #9285dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5955cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.034,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51994,
    "c": 0.17759,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5955CB

secondary

#D4D6A6

accent

#DD4BD8

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0E0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5955CB

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

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