#5955EE#5955EE

#5955EE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.223 H 277.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5955EE
RGB	rgb(89, 85, 238)
HSL	hsl(242, 82%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(242, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 64.3%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.35, 46.22, -76.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.35, 89.45, 301.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.0282 -0.2207)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.223 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.7959, 14.7920, 82.5262)
Luminance	0.1479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5955EE #EAEE55

analogous

#559DEE #5955EE #A655EE

triadic

#5955EE #EE5955 #55EE59

tetradic

#5955EE #EE559D #EAEE55 #55EEA6

square

#5955EE #EE559D #EAEE55 #55EEA6

split-complementary

#5955EE #EEA655 #9DEE55

monochromatic

#1712B6 #231DE8 #5955EE #8F8DF4 #C6C4F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#5955EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#5955EE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5955EE

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5955EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5955EE	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5955ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 85, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.223 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9785f5',
    500: '#5955ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5955ee;
$custom-light: #9785f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5955ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.569,
    "s": 81.818,
    "l": 63.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54804,
    "c": 0.22253,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5955EE

secondary

#E9EBB4

accent

#DE07D9

background

#FAF8FF

surface

#F4EFFF

border

#CECAD7

text

#0F0B17

muted

#7F7C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #5955EE

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

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