#5B56EE#5B56EE

#5B56EE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.221 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B56EE
RGB	rgb(91, 86, 238)
HSL	hsl(242, 82%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(242, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 63.9%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 45.93, -75.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 88.79, 301.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.1% 0.0298 -0.219)
OKLCH	oklch(55.1% 0.221 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.0698, 15.0510, 82.5618)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B56EE #E9EE56

analogous

#569DEE #5B56EE #A756EE

triadic

#5B56EE #EE5B56 #56EE5B

tetradic

#5B56EE #EE569D #E9EE56 #56EEA7

square

#5B56EE #EE569D #E9EE56 #56EEA7

split-complementary

#5B56EE #EEA756 #9DEE56

monochromatic

#1812B7 #251EE8 #5B56EE #918EF4 #C7C5F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#5B56EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#5B56EE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B56EE

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B56EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B56EE	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b56ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 86, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.221 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9886f5',
    500: '#5b56ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b56ee;
$custom-light: #9886f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b56ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.974,
    "s": 81.72,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55099,
    "c": 0.22098,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B56EE

secondary

#E9EBB5

accent

#DE07D7

background

#FAF8FF

surface

#F4EFFF

border

#CECAD7

text

#0F0B17

muted

#7F7C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B56EE

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

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