#555BA4#555BA4

#555BA4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.115 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#555BA4
RGBrgb(85, 91, 164)
HSLhsl(235, 32%, 49%)
HSVhsv(235, 48%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(48.2%, 44.5%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LABlab(41.36, 17.97, -40.29)
CIE-LCHlch(41.36, 44.11, 294.04°)
OKLaboklab(50.14% 0.0157 -0.1142)
OKLCHoklch(50.14% 0.115 277.8)
XYZxyz(14.1862, 12.0930, 36.7014)
Luminance0.1209 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#555BA4 #A49E55
analogous
#5583A4 #555BA4 #7755A4
triadic
#555BA4 #A4555B #5BA455
tetradic
#555BA4 #A45583 #A49E55 #55A477
square
#555BA4 #A45583 #A49E55 #55A477
split-complementary
#555BA4 #A47755 #83A455
monochromatic
#2B2E53 #40457C #555BA4 #7B80BB #A4A7D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14
#555BA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42
#555BA4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555BA4
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##555BA4#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##555BA41.006.143.426.14
#FFFFFF6.141.0021.001.00
#0000003.4221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.141.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E65A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#375FA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#386A77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #555ba4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 91, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.115 277.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a89bf',
    500: '#555ba4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #555ba4;
$custom-light: #8a89bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#555ba4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.443,
    "s": 31.727,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50138,
    "c": 0.11525,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#555BA4
secondary
#BDBA98
accent
#C060C8
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#F0F0F7
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0C0B12
muted
#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #555BA4

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

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#555BA4 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva