#5955EF#5955EF

#5955EF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.224 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5955EF
RGB	rgb(89, 85, 239)
HSL	hsl(242, 83%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(242, 64%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 64.4%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.43, 46.54, -77.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.43, 89.98, 301.15°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% 0.0281 -0.222)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.224 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.9433, 14.8510, 83.3021)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5955EF #EBEF55

analogous

#559EEF #5955EF #A655EF

triadic

#5955EF #EF5955 #55EF59

tetradic

#5955EF #EF559E #EBEF55 #55EFA6

square

#5955EF #EF559E #EBEF55 #55EFA6

split-complementary

#5955EF #EFA655 #9EEF55

monochromatic

#1611B8 #221DEA #5955EF #908DF4 #C6C5FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#5955EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#5955EF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5955EF

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5955EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5955EF	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065EC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5955ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 85, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.224 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9886f5',
    500: '#5955ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5955ef;
$custom-light: #9886f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5955ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.558,
    "s": 82.796,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54889,
    "c": 0.22377,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5955EF

secondary

#EAEBB5

accent

#DF06DA

background

#FAF8FF

surface

#F4EFFF

border

#CECAD7

text

#0F0B17

muted

#7F7C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #5955EF

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

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