#55596B#55596B

#55596B is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.030 H 275.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55596B
RGB	rgb(85, 89, 107)
HSL	hsl(229, 11%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(229, 21%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 16.8%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.09, 2.68, -10.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.09, 11.14, 283.94°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% 0.0028 -0.0294)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.03 275.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.9719, 10.1374, 15.3384)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55596B #6B6755

analogous

#55646B #55596B #5C556B

triadic

#55596B #6B5559 #596B55

tetradic

#55596B #6B5564 #6B6755 #556B5C

square

#55596B #6B5564 #6B6755 #556B5C

split-complementary

#55596B #6B5C55 #646B55

monochromatic

#1F2027 #3A3D49 #55596B #70758D #9296A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#55596B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#55596B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55596B

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55596B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55596B	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545B6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53596B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505C5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55596b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 89, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.030 275.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858795',
    500: '#55596b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55596b;
$custom-light: #858795;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55596b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.091,
    "s": 11.458,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46723,
    "c": 0.02957,
    "h": 275.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55596B

secondary

#979485

accent

#A973B4

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFEFF1

border

#CACACB

text

#0B0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #55596B

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

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