#555997#555997

#555997 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.099 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555997
RGB	rgb(85, 89, 151)
HSL	hsl(236, 28%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(236, 44%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.7%, 41.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.10, 15.17, -34.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.10, 37.72, 293.72°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% 0.0159 -0.0974)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.099 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.9029, 11.3098, 30.7753)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555997 #979355

analogous

#557A97 #555997 #725597

triadic

#555997 #975559 #599755

tetradic

#555997 #97557A #979355 #559772

square

#555997 #97557A #979355 #559772

split-complementary

#555997 #977255 #7A9755

monochromatic

#292B49 #3F4270 #555997 #777AB2 #9EA1C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#555997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#555997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555997

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555997	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5C96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#406670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 89, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.099 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8887b6',
    500: '#555997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555997;
$custom-light: #8887b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.364,
    "s": 27.966,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48937,
    "c": 0.09865,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555997

secondary

#B6B492

accent

#BE64C4

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #555997

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

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