#55499B#55499B

#55499B is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.129 H 286.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55499B
RGB	rgb(85, 73, 155)
HSL	hsl(249, 36%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(249, 53%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 52.9%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.10, 26.55, -43.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.10, 50.79, 301.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46% 0.0374 -0.1231)
OKLCH	oklch(46% 0.129 286.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.0436, 9.0625, 32.1186)
Luminance	0.0906 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55499B #8F9B49

analogous

#49669B #55499B #7E499B

triadic

#55499B #9B5549 #499B55

tetradic

#55499B #9B4966 #8F9B49 #499B7E

square

#55499B #9B4966 #8F9B49 #499B7E

split-complementary

#55499B #9B7E49 #669B49

monochromatic

#272248 #3E3571 #55499B #7569B8 #9B93CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#55499B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#55499B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55499B

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55499B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55499B	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#23579E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225399

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F5A6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55499b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 73, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.129 286.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897cb9',
    500: '#55499b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55499b;
$custom-light: #897cb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55499b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.78,
    "s": 35.965,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45995,
    "c": 0.12867,
    "h": 286.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55499B

secondary

#B1B888

accent

#CC5CBC

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0911

muted

#7D7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #55499B

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

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