#555AE5#555AE5

#555AE5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.206 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555AE5
RGB	rgb(85, 90, 229)
HSL	hsl(238, 73%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(238, 63%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 60.7%, 0%, 10.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 39.78, -71.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 81.62, 299.17°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% 0.0202 -0.2052)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.206 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.5407, 14.8990, 75.8542)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555AE5 #E5E055

analogous

#55A2E5 #555AE5 #9855E5

triadic

#555AE5 #E5555A #5AE555

tetradic

#555AE5 #E555A2 #E5E055 #55E598

square

#555AE5 #E555A2 #E5E055 #55E598

split-complementary

#555AE5 #E59855 #A2E555

monochromatic

#191EA6 #2228DB #555AE5 #8A8EED #BFC1F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#555AE5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#555AE5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555AE5

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555AE5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555AE5	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072EA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065E2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555ae5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 90, 229);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.206 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9489ee',
    500: '#555ae5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555ae5;
$custom-light: #9489ee;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555ae5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 229
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.917,
    "s": 73.469,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54622,
    "c": 0.20623,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555AE5

secondary

#E6E4B0

accent

#CF10D6

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2F0FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #555AE5

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

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