#555170#555170

#555170 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.050 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555170
RGB	rgb(85, 81, 112)
HSL	hsl(248, 16%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(248, 28%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 27.7%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.96, 9.00, -17.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.96, 19.38, 297.68°)
OKLab	oklab(45.13% 0.0173 -0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(45.13% 0.05 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.6127, 8.9859, 16.5541)
Luminance	0.0899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555170 #6C7051

analogous

#515C70 #555170 #645170

triadic

#555170 #705551 #517055

tetradic

#555170 #70515C #6C7051 #517064

square

#555170 #70515C #6C7051 #517064

split-complementary

#555170 #706451 #5C7051

monochromatic

#1F1E29 #3A374C #555170 #706B94 #928EAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#555170 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#555170 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555170

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555170	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555170	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#495571

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49546F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F565C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555170;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 81, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.050 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858199',
    500: '#555170',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555170;
$custom-light: #858199;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555170",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.742,
    "s": 16.062,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45133,
    "c": 0.05033,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555170

secondary

#989B82

accent

#B96FAF

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF2

border

#CAC9CC

text

#0B0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #555170

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

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