#55599A#55599A

#55599A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.103 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55599A
RGB	rgb(85, 89, 154)
HSL	hsl(237, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(237, 45%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.8%, 42.2%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.26, 16.10, -36.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.26, 39.50, 294.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% 0.0165 -0.1019)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.103 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.1497, 11.4085, 32.0748)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55599A #9A9655

analogous

#557C9A #55599A #74559A

triadic

#55599A #9A5559 #599A55

tetradic

#55599A #9A557C #9A9655 #559A74

square

#55599A #9A557C #9A9655 #559A74

split-complementary

#55599A #9A7455 #7C9A55

monochromatic

#292B4B #3F4273 #55599A #787BB4 #9FA2CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#55599A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#55599A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55599A

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55599A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55599A	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41629C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5C99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E6672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55599a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 89, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.103 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8887b8',
    500: '#55599a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55599a;
$custom-light: #8887b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55599a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.522,
    "s": 28.87,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49115,
    "c": 0.10319,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55599A

secondary

#B8B593

accent

#BF63C5

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #55599A

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

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