#555AE2#555AE2

#555AE2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.202 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#555AE2
RGBrgb(85, 90, 226)
HSLhsl(238, 71%, 61%)
HSVhsv(238, 62%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(62.4%, 60.2%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LABlab(45.27, 38.79, -69.95)
CIE-LCHlch(45.27, 79.98, 299.01°)
OKLaboklab(54.38% 0.0203 -0.2013)
OKLCHoklch(54.38% 0.202 275.8)
XYZxyz(21.1255, 14.7329, 73.6672)
Luminance0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#555AE2 #E2DD55
analogous
#55A0E2 #555AE2 #9655E2
triadic
#555AE2 #E2555A #5AE255
tetradic
#555AE2 #E255A0 #E2DD55 #55E296
square
#555AE2 #E255A0 #E2DD55 #55E296
split-complementary
#555AE2 #E29655 #A0E255
monochromatic
#1B20A1 #242BD5 #555AE2 #898DEB #BEBFF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32
#555AE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95
#555AE2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555AE2
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##555AE2#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##555AE21.005.323.955.32
#FFFFFF5.321.0021.001.00
#0000003.9521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.321.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0071E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0065DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007C95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #555ae2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 90, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.202 275.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9389ec',
    500: '#555ae2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #555ae2;
$custom-light: #9389ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#555ae2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.872,
    "s": 70.854,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54382,
    "c": 0.20237,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#555AE2
secondary
#E4E2AF
accent
#CC13D3
background
#F9F8FE
surface
#F2F0FD
border
#CCCBD5
text
#0E0B16
muted
#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #555AE2

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#555AE2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva