#5B56DE#5B56DE

#5B56DE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.201 H 278.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B56DE
RGB	rgb(91, 86, 222)
HSL	hsl(242, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(242, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 61.3%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.45, 40.86, -68.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.45, 80.18, 300.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.79% 0.0309 -0.1984)
OKLCH	oklch(53.79% 0.201 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.8228, 14.1521, 70.7274)
Luminance	0.1415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B56DE #D9DE56

analogous

#5695DE #5B56DE #9F56DE

triadic

#5B56DE #DE5B56 #56DE5B

tetradic

#5B56DE #DE5695 #D9DE56 #56DE9F

square

#5B56DE #DE5695 #D9DE56 #56DE9F

split-complementary

#5B56DE #DE9F56 #95DE56

monochromatic

#231E9B #2E28CE #5B56DE #8D89E8 #BEBCF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#5B56DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#5B56DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B56DE

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B56DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B56DE	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007892

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b56de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 86, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.201 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9686e9',
    500: '#5b56de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b56de;
$custom-light: #9686e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b56de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.206,
    "s": 67.327,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53793,
    "c": 0.20079,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B56DE

secondary

#E0E2AE

accent

#CF16C8

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2EFFD

border

#CCCAD5

text

#0F0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B56DE

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

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