#555AA2#555AA2

#555AA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.114 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555AA2
RGB	rgb(85, 90, 162)
HSL	hsl(236, 31%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(236, 48%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.5%, 44.4%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.98, 17.97, -39.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.98, 43.59, 294.35°)
OKLab	oklab(49.81% 0.0166 -0.1125)
OKLCH	oklch(49.81% 0.114 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.9221, 11.8515, 35.7294)
Luminance	0.1185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555AA2 #A29D55

analogous

#5580A2 #555AA2 #7655A2

triadic

#555AA2 #A2555A #5AA255

tetradic

#555AA2 #A25580 #A29D55 #55A276

square

#555AA2 #A25580 #A29D55 #55A276

split-complementary

#555AA2 #A27655 #80A255

monochromatic

#2B2D52 #40447A #555AA2 #7B7FBA #A3A6CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#555AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#555AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555AA2

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555AA2	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E64A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385EA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A6976

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 90, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.114 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8988be',
    500: '#555aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555aa2;
$custom-light: #8988be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.104,
    "s": 31.174,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49808,
    "c": 0.1137,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555AA2

secondary

#BCBA97

accent

#C160C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF7

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #555AA2

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

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