#55588C#55588C

#55588C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.083 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55588C
RGB	rgb(85, 88, 140)
HSL	hsl(237, 24%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(237, 39%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.3%, 37.1%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.25, 12.47, -29.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.25, 31.79, 293.11°)
OKLab	oklab(48.1% 0.0148 -0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(48.1% 0.083 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.9683, 10.8037, 26.2606)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55588C #8C8955

analogous

#55748C #55588C #6E558C

triadic

#55588C #8C5558 #588C55

tetradic

#55588C #8C5574 #8C8955 #558C6E

square

#55588C #8C5574 #8C8955 #558C6E

split-complementary

#55588C #8C6E55 #748C55

monochromatic

#272840 #3E4066 #55588C #7477AA #9A9CC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#55588C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#55588C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55588C

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55588C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55588C	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475E8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445B8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45626B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55588c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 88, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.083 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8787ae',
    500: '#55588c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55588c;
$custom-light: #8787ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55588c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.727,
    "s": 24.444,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48099,
    "c": 0.08329,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55588C

secondary

#AFAD8E

accent

#BC67C1

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#F0EFF4

border

#CBCACE

text

#0B0B10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55588C

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

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