#55596F#55596F

#55596F is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.036 H 276.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55596F
RGB	rgb(85, 89, 111)
HSL	hsl(231, 13%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(231, 23%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 19.8%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.24, 3.71, -13.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.24, 13.57, 285.87°)
OKLab	oklab(46.89% 0.0043 -0.0357)
OKLCH	oklch(46.89% 0.036 276.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.1872, 10.2235, 16.4725)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55596F #6F6B55

analogous

#55666F #55596F #5E556F

triadic

#55596F #6F5559 #596F55

tetradic

#55596F #6F5566 #6F6B55 #556F5E

square

#55596F #6F5566 #6F6B55 #556F5E

split-complementary

#55596F #6F5E55 #666F55

monochromatic

#20212A #3A3D4C #55596F #707591 #9296AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#55596F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#55596F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55596F

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55596F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55596F	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535B70

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51596E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F5D60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55596f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 89, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.036 276.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858798',
    500: '#55596f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55596f;
$custom-light: #858798;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55596f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.769,
    "s": 13.265,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46893,
    "c": 0.03596,
    "h": 276.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55596F

secondary

#9A9786

accent

#AC72B6

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFEFF2

border

#CACACC

text

#0B0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #55596F

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

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