#555BAD#555BAD

#555BAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.128 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555BAD
RGB	rgb(85, 91, 173)
HSL	hsl(236, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(236, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 47.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.89, 20.84, -44.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.89, 49.38, 294.96°)
OKLab	oklab(50.71% 0.017 -0.1273)
OKLCH	oklch(50.71% 0.128 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.0279, 12.4297, 41.1344)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555BAD #ADA755

analogous

#5587AD #555BAD #7B55AD

triadic

#555BAD #AD555B #5BAD55

tetradic

#555BAD #AD5587 #ADA755 #55AD7B

square

#555BAD #AD5587 #ADA755 #55AD7B

split-complementary

#555BAD #AD7B55 #87AD55

monochromatic

#2C2F5B #404585 #555BAD #7E83C1 #A8ABD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#555BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#555BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555BAD

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555BAD	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3766B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#326D7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 91, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.128 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b89c6',
    500: '#555bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555bad;
$custom-light: #8b89c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.909,
    "s": 34.921,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50709,
    "c": 0.12845,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555BAD

secondary

#C2C09B

accent

#C35DCB

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #555BAD

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

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