#5E5BBD#5E5BBD

#5E5BBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.150 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E5BBD
RGB	rgb(94, 91, 189)
HSL	hsl(242, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(242, 52%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 51.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.56, 27.95, -51.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.56, 58.53, 298.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.46% 0.0293 -0.1466)
OKLCH	oklch(52.46% 0.15 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.5397, 13.5350, 49.8226)
Luminance	0.1354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E5BBD #BABD5B

analogous

#5B89BD #5E5BBD #8F5BBD

triadic

#5E5BBD #BD5E5B #5BBD5E

tetradic

#5E5BBD #BD5B89 #BABD5B #5BBD8F

square

#5E5BBD #BD5B89 #BABD5B #5BBD8F

split-complementary

#5E5BBD #BD8F5B #89BD5B

monochromatic

#2F2D70 #423F9C #5E5BBD #8987CF #B4B2E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#5E5BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#5E5BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E5BBD

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E5BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E5BBD	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A6AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2163BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#397183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e5bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 91, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.150 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9289d1',
    500: '#5e5bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e5bbd;
$custom-light: #9289d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e5bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.837,
    "s": 42.609,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52457,
    "c": 0.14955,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E5BBD

secondary

#CDCFA5

accent

#D255CF

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F2F0F9

border

#CCCBD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E5BBD

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

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