#55596D#55596D

#55596D is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.033 H 276.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55596D
RGB	rgb(85, 89, 109)
HSL	hsl(230, 12%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(230, 22%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 18.3%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.16, 3.19, -11.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.16, 12.35, 284.98°)
OKLab	oklab(46.81% 0.0035 -0.0326)
OKLCH	oklch(46.81% 0.033 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.0783, 10.1800, 15.8990)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55596D #6D6955

analogous

#55656D #55596D #5D556D

triadic

#55596D #6D5559 #596D55

tetradic

#55596D #6D5565 #6D6955 #556D5D

square

#55596D #6D5565 #6D6955 #556D5D

split-complementary

#55596D #6D5D55 #656D55

monochromatic

#1F2128 #3A3D4B #55596D #70758F #9296AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#55596D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#55596D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55596D

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55596D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55596D	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545B6E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52596C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F5D60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55596d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 89, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.033 276.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55596d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 12.371,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46807,
    "c": 0.03276,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55596D

secondary

#999585

accent

#AA73B5

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFEFF2

border

#CACACC

text

#0B0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #55596D

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

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