#55596E#55596E

#55596E is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.034 H 276.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55596E
RGB	rgb(85, 89, 110)
HSL	hsl(230, 13%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(230, 23%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 19.1%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.20, 3.45, -12.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.20, 12.96, 285.45°)
OKLab	oklab(46.85% 0.0039 -0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(46.85% 0.034 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.1325, 10.2016, 16.1841)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55596E #6E6A55

analogous

#55656E #55596E #5D556E

triadic

#55596E #6E5559 #596E55

tetradic

#55596E #6E5565 #6E6A55 #556E5D

square

#55596E #6E5565 #6E6A55 #556E5D

split-complementary

#55596E #6E5D55 #656E55

monochromatic

#202129 #3A3D4B #55596E #707590 #9296AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#55596E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#55596E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55596E

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55596E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55596E	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535B6F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52596D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F5D60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55596e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 89, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.034 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858797',
    500: '#55596e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55596e;
$custom-light: #858797;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55596e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.4,
    "s": 12.821,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4685,
    "c": 0.03435,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55596E

secondary

#999685

accent

#AB72B6

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFEFF2

border

#CACACC

text

#0B0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #55596E

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

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