#555993#555993

#555993 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.093 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555993
RGB	rgb(85, 89, 147)
HSL	hsl(236, 27%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(236, 42%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.2%, 39.5%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.89, 13.95, -32.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.89, 35.33, 293.25°)
OKLab	oklab(48.71% 0.0151 -0.0913)
OKLCH	oklch(48.71% 0.093 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.5836, 11.1821, 29.0934)
Luminance	0.1118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#555993 #938F55

analogous

#557893 #555993 #705593

triadic

#555993 #935559 #599355

tetradic

#555993 #935578 #938F55 #559370

square

#555993 #935578 #938F55 #559370

split-complementary

#555993 #937055 #789355

monochromatic

#282A45 #3F426C #555993 #7679B0 #9C9FC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#555993 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#555993 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555993

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555993	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555993	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#456095

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415C92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42656F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555993;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 89, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.093 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8887b3',
    500: '#555993',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555993;
$custom-light: #8887b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555993",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.129,
    "s": 26.724,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48706,
    "c": 0.09256,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555993

secondary

#B3B190

accent

#BD65C3

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #555993

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

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