#55596C#55596C

#55596C is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.031 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55596C
RGB	rgb(85, 89, 108)
HSL	hsl(230, 12%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(230, 21%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 17.6%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 2.94, -11.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 11.74, 284.49°)
OKLab	oklab(46.77% 0.0031 -0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(46.77% 0.031 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.0248, 10.1586, 15.6171)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55596C #6C6855

analogous

#55646C #55596C #5C556C

triadic

#55596C #6C5559 #596C55

tetradic

#55596C #6C5564 #6C6855 #556C5C

square

#55596C #6C5564 #6C6855 #556C5C

split-complementary

#55596C #6C5C55 #646C55

monochromatic

#1F2128 #3A3D4A #55596C #70758E #9296A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#55596C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#55596C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55596C

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55596C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55596C	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545B6D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52596C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505C5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55596c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 89, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.031 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858796',
    500: '#55596c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55596c;
$custom-light: #858796;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55596c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.565,
    "s": 11.917,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46765,
    "c": 0.03116,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55596C

secondary

#989585

accent

#A973B5

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFEFF1

border

#CACACB

text

#0B0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #55596C

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

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