#555E72#555E72

#555E72 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.034 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555E72
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 114)
HSL	hsl(221, 15%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(221, 25%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 17.5%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.83, 1.40, -12.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.83, 12.55, 276.42°)
OKLab	oklab(48.18% -0.0024 -0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(48.18% 0.034 266)
XYZ	xyz(10.7855, 11.1513, 17.5005)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555E72 #726955

analogous

#556D72 #555E72 #5B5572

triadic

#555E72 #72555E #5E7255

tetradic

#555E72 #72556D #726955 #55725B

square

#555E72 #72556D #726955 #55725B

split-complementary

#555E72 #725B55 #6D7255

monochromatic

#21242C #3B414F #555E72 #707B94 #939BAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#555E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#555E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555E72

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555E72	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585F73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555D72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E6265

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.034 266.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858b9a',
    500: '#555e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555e72;
$custom-light: #858b9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.379,
    "s": 14.573,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48176,
    "c": 0.0342,
    "h": 266
  },
  "luminance": 0.11152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555E72

secondary

#9D9686

accent

#A170B7

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #555E72

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

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