#5B5AEE#5B5AEE

#5B5AEE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.216 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B5AEE
RGB	rgb(91, 90, 238)
HSL	hsl(240, 81%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(240, 62%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 62.2%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 43.59, -74.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 86.35, 300.31°)
OKLab	oklab(55.74% 0.0266 -0.2147)
OKLCH	oklch(55.74% 0.216 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.3982, 15.7077, 82.6712)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B5AEE #EDEE5A

analogous

#5AA3EE #5B5AEE #A55AEE

triadic

#5B5AEE #EE5B5A #5AEE5B

tetradic

#5B5AEE #EE5AA3 #EDEE5A #5AEEA5

square

#5B5AEE #EE5AA3 #EDEE5A #5AEEA5

split-complementary

#5B5AEE #EEA55A #A3EE5A

monochromatic

#1413BA #2423E8 #5B5AEE #9291F4 #C9C9F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#5B5AEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#5B5AEE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B5AEE

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B5AEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B5AEE	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0075F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F9C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b5aee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 90, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.216 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9889f5',
    500: '#5b5aee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b5aee;
$custom-light: #9889f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b5aee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.405,
    "s": 81.319,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55744,
    "c": 0.21635,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B5AEE

secondary

#EBECB8

accent

#DE08DC

background

#FAF8FF

surface

#F4F0FE

border

#CECBD6

text

#0F0B17

muted

#7F7C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B5AEE

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