#555BA2#555BA2

#555BA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.112 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#555BA2
RGBrgb(85, 91, 162)
HSLhsl(235, 31%, 48%)
HSVhsv(235, 48%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(47.5%, 43.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LABlab(41.25, 17.33, -39.28)
CIE-LCHlch(41.25, 42.93, 293.81°)
OKLaboklab(50.01% 0.0154 -0.1112)
OKLCHoklch(50.01% 0.112 277.9)
XYZxyz(14.0070, 12.0214, 35.7577)
Luminance0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#555BA2 #A29C55
analogous
#5581A2 #555BA2 #7555A2
triadic
#555BA2 #A2555B #5BA255
tetradic
#555BA2 #A25581 #A29C55 #55A275
square
#555BA2 #A25581 #A29C55 #55A275
split-complementary
#555BA2 #A27555 #81A255
monochromatic
#2B2E52 #40447A #555BA2 #7B80BA #A3A6CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17
#555BA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40
#555BA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555BA2
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##555BA2#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##555BA21.006.173.406.17
#FFFFFF6.171.0021.001.00
#0000003.4021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.171.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F64A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#395EA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#396A76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #555ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 91, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.112 277.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8989be',
    500: '#555ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #555ba2;
$custom-light: #8989be;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#555ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.325,
    "s": 31.174,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50014,
    "c": 0.11228,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#555BA2
secondary
#BCB997
accent
#BF60C7
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#F0F0F7
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0C0B12
muted
#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #555BA2

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

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#555BA2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva