#5540f1

Color #5540f1

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 15.7 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-600 #4f39f6 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5540f1

RGB

rgb(85, 64, 241)

HSL

hsl(247.1, 86.3%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.1, 73.4%, 94.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.7%, 73.4%, 0%, 5.5%)

LAB

lab(41.13, 58.16, -85.2)

LCH

lch(41.13, 103.16, 304.32)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.2488, 278.53)

HWB

hwb(247.1, 25.1%, 5.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcf140

Analogous

#4084f1

#5540f1

#ad40f1

Triadic

#5540f1

#f15540

#40f155

Split-complementary

#5540f1

#f1ad40

#84f140

Tetradic

#5540f1

#f140dc

#dcf140

#40f155

Square

#5540f1

#f14084

#dcf140

#40f1ad

Shades

Color #5540f1 mixed toward black.

#2b11ed

#230ebd

#1a0a8e

#11075f

#09032f

Tints

Color #5540f1 mixed toward white.

#7160f3

#8e80f6

#aaa0f8

#c6bffa

#e3dffd

Tones

Color #5540f1 mixed toward gray.

#604fe2

#6b5ed3

#776cc5

#827bb6

#8d8aa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4dd7 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#4e4fd0 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#54bfb9 · ΔE 47.2

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 31.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5540f1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5540f1]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#5540f1 (#5540f1) is rgb(85, 64, 241) in RGB.

No, #5540f1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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