#5B56DD#5B56DD

#5B56DD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.200 H 278.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B56DD
RGB	rgb(91, 86, 221)
HSL	hsl(242, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(242, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 61.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.37, 40.54, -68.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.37, 79.63, 300.60°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% 0.031 -0.1971)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.2 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6892, 14.0987, 70.0237)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B56DD #D8DD56

analogous

#5695DD #5B56DD #9E56DD

triadic

#5B56DD #DD5B56 #56DD5B

tetradic

#5B56DD #DD5695 #D8DD56 #56DD9E

square

#5B56DD #DD5695 #D8DD56 #56DD9E

split-complementary

#5B56DD #DD9E56 #95DD56

monochromatic

#231F9A #2F29CD #5B56DD #8C89E7 #BEBCF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#5B56DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#5B56DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B56DD

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B56DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B56DD	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007791

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b56dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 86, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.200 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9686e9',
    500: '#5b56dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b56dd;
$custom-light: #9686e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b56dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.222,
    "s": 66.502,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53713,
    "c": 0.19951,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B56DD

secondary

#DFE1AE

accent

#CE17C8

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2EFFD

border

#CCCAD5

text

#0F0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B56DD

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

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