#555CB0#555CB0

#555CB0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.131 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#555CB0
RGBrgb(85, 92, 176)
HSLhsl(235, 37%, 51%)
HSVhsv(235, 52%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(51.7%, 47.7%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LABlab(42.34, 21.17, -45.82)
CIE-LCHlch(42.34, 50.48, 294.80°)
OKLaboklab(51.11% 0.0162 -0.1304)
OKLCHoklch(51.11% 0.131 277.1)
XYZxyz(15.4075, 12.7192, 42.7091)
Luminance0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#555CB0 #B0A955
analogous
#5589B0 #555CB0 #7B55B0
triadic
#555CB0 #B0555C #5CB055
tetradic
#555CB0 #B05589 #B0A955 #55B07B
square
#555CB0 #B05589 #B0A955 #55B07B
split-complementary
#555CB0 #B07B55 #89B055
monochromatic
#2C305F #3F4588 #555CB0 #7F84C3 #A9ACD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93
#555CB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54
#555CB0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555CB0
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##555CB0#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##555CB01.005.933.545.93
#FFFFFF5.931.0021.001.00
#0000003.5421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.931.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#3668B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D60AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2F6E7D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #555cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 92, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.131 277.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b8ac8',
    500: '#555cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #555cb0;
$custom-light: #8b8ac8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#555cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.385,
    "s": 36.546,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51106,
    "c": 0.13141,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#555CB0
secondary
#C5C19C
accent
#C45BCD
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0F0F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0C0B13
muted
#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #555CB0

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

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#555CB0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva