#555AE1#555AE1

#555AE1 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.201 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555AE1
RGB	rgb(85, 90, 225)
HSL	hsl(238, 70%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(238, 62%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 60%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.19, 38.47, -69.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.19, 79.44, 298.96°)
OKLab	oklab(54.3% 0.0203 -0.2)
OKLCH	oklch(54.3% 0.201 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9886, 14.6782, 72.9467)
Luminance	0.1468 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555AE1 #E1DC55

analogous

#55A0E1 #555AE1 #9655E1

triadic

#555AE1 #E1555A #5AE155

tetradic

#555AE1 #E155A0 #E1DC55 #55E196

square

#555AE1 #E155A0 #E1DC55 #55E196

split-complementary

#555AE1 #E19655 #A0E155

monochromatic

#1C219F #252CD3 #555AE1 #898CEA #BDBFF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#555AE1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#555AE1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555AE1

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555AE1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555AE1	1.00	5.34	3.94	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555ae1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 90, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.201 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9389eb',
    500: '#555ae1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555ae1;
$custom-light: #9389eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555ae1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.857,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54302,
    "c": 0.20108,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555AE1

secondary

#E3E2AE

accent

#CB14D2

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2F0FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #555AE1

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

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