#5559BD#5559BD

#5559BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.154 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5559BD
RGB	rgb(85, 89, 189)
HSL	hsl(238, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(238, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 52.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 27.28, -53.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 59.93, 297.08°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.0208 -0.1526)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.154 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.5011, 12.7491, 49.7255)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5559BD #BDB955

analogous

#558DBD #5559BD #8555BD

triadic

#5559BD #BD5559 #59BD55

tetradic

#5559BD #BD558D #BDB955 #55BD85

square

#5559BD #BD558D #BDB955 #55BD85

split-complementary

#5559BD #BD8555 #8DBD55

monochromatic

#2A2D6D #3C3F99 #5559BD #8184CE #ADAFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#5559BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#5559BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5559BD

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5559BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5559BD	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2068C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B60BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#217082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5559bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 89, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.154 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d87d1',
    500: '#5559bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5559bd;
$custom-light: #8d87d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5559bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.692,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51405,
    "c": 0.15399,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5559BD

secondary

#CDCBA1

accent

#CF54D4

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5559BD

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

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