#555ABE#555ABE

#555ABE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.154 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555ABE
RGB	rgb(85, 90, 190)
HSL	hsl(237, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(237, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 52.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, 26.98, -53.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 59.85, 296.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.67% 0.0198 -0.1528)
OKLCH	oklch(51.67% 0.154 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.6938, 12.9602, 50.3271)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555ABE #BEB955

analogous

#558FBE #555ABE #8555BE

triadic

#555ABE #BE555A #5ABE55

tetradic

#555ABE #BE558F #BEB955 #55BE85

square

#555ABE #BE558F #BEB955 #55BE85

split-complementary

#555ABE #BE8555 #8FBE55

monochromatic

#2A2D6E #3B409B #555ABE #8185CF #AEB0E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#555ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#555ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555ABE

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555ABE	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2269C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D61BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#207183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 90, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.154 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d88d2',
    500: '#555abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555abe;
$custom-light: #8d88d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.143,
    "s": 44.681,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51666,
    "c": 0.15404,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555ABE

secondary

#CECCA1

accent

#CE53D4

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #555ABE

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

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