#555CA0#555CA0

#555CA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.108 H 277.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555CA0
RGB	rgb(85, 92, 160)
HSL	hsl(234, 31%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(234, 47%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 42.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.41, 16.07, -37.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.41, 41.11, 293.02°)
OKLab	oklab(50.1% 0.0137 -0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(50.1% 0.108 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.9167, 12.1229, 34.8575)
Luminance	0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555CA0 #A09955

analogous

#5581A0 #555CA0 #7355A0

triadic

#555CA0 #A0555C #5CA055

tetradic

#555CA0 #A05581 #A09955 #55A073

square

#555CA0 #A05581 #A09955 #55A073

split-complementary

#555CA0 #A07355 #81A055

monochromatic

#2B2E50 #404578 #555CA0 #7A80B8 #A2A6CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#555CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#555CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555CA0

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555CA0	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4265A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5F9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A6A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 92, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.108 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898abc',
    500: '#555ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555ca0;
$custom-light: #898abc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.4,
    "s": 30.612,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50101,
    "c": 0.10786,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555CA0

secondary

#BBB796

accent

#BD61C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #555CA0

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

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