#5555AF#5555AF

#5555AF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.140 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5555AF
RGB	rgb(85, 85, 175)
HSL	hsl(240, 36%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(240, 51%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 51.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, 25.27, -48.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 54.48, 297.63°)
OKLab	oklab(49.66% 0.0243 -0.1376)
OKLCH	oklch(49.66% 0.14 280)
XYZ	xyz(14.7303, 11.5226, 41.9970)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5555AF #AFAF55

analogous

#5582AF #5555AF #8255AF

triadic

#5555AF #AF5555 #55AF55

tetradic

#5555AF #AF5582 #AFAF55 #55AF82

square

#5555AF #AF5582 #AFAF55 #55AF82

split-complementary

#5555AF #AF8255 #82AF55

monochromatic

#2C2C5E #404087 #5555AF #7F7FC3 #A8A8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#5555AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#5555AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5555AF

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5555AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5555AF	1.00	6.35	3.30	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2863B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31697A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5555af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 85, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.140 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b85c7',
    500: '#5555af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5555af;
$custom-light: #8b85c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5555af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4966,
    "c": 0.13976,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.11523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5555AF

secondary

#C4C49C

accent

#CC5CCC

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5555AF

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

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