#5555BD#5555BD

#5555BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.159 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5555BD
RGB	rgb(85, 85, 189)
HSL	hsl(240, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(240, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.38, 29.78, -54.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.38, 62.53, 298.44°)
OKLab	oklab(50.65% 0.0251 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(50.65% 0.159 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.1772, 12.1014, 49.6176)
Luminance	0.1210 (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

#5555BD #BDBD55

analogous

#5589BD #5555BD #8955BD

triadic

#5555BD #BD5555 #55BD55

tetradic

#5555BD #BD5589 #BDBD55 #55BD89

square

#5555BD #BD5589 #BDBD55 #55BD89

split-complementary

#5555BD #BD8955 #89BD55

monochromatic

#2A2A6D #3C3C99 #5555BD #8181CE #ADADDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#5555BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#5555BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5555BD

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5555BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5555BD	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1066C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5555bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 85, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.159 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d85d2',
    500: '#5555bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5555bd;
$custom-light: #8d85d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5555bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50653,
    "c": 0.15937,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5555BD

secondary

#CDCDA1

accent

#D454D4

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5555BD

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

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