#5B5AE0#5B5AE0

#5B5AE0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.198 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B5AE0
RGB	rgb(91, 90, 224)
HSL	hsl(240, 68%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(240, 60%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 59.8%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 39.10, -68.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 78.77, 299.76°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% 0.0273 -0.1966)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.198 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.4208, 14.9167, 72.2570)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B5AE0 #DFE05A

analogous

#5A9CE0 #5B5AE0 #9E5AE0

triadic

#5B5AE0 #E05B5A #5AE05B

tetradic

#5B5AE0 #E05A9C #DFE05A #5AE09E

square

#5B5AE0 #E05A9C #DFE05A #5AE09E

split-complementary

#5B5AE0 #E09E5A #9CE05A

monochromatic

#1F1EA1 #2928D5 #5B5AE0 #8E8EEA #C1C1F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#5B5AE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#5B5AE0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B5AE0

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B5AE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B5AE0	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b5ae0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 90, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.198 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9689eb',
    500: '#5b5ae0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b5ae0;
$custom-light: #9689eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b5ae0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.448,
    "s": 68.367,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54626,
    "c": 0.19847,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B5AE0

secondary

#E3E4B2

accent

#D015CF

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2F0FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0F0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B5AE0

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

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