#555E77#555E77

#555E77 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.042 H 269.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555E77
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 119)
HSL	hsl(224, 17%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(224, 29%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 21%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.03, 2.73, -15.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.03, 15.48, 280.17°)
OKLab	oklab(48.39% -0.0005 -0.0419)
OKLCH	oklch(48.39% 0.042 269.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.0779, 11.2683, 19.0405)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555E77 #776E55

analogous

#556F77 #555E77 #5D5577

triadic

#555E77 #77555E #5E7755

tetradic

#555E77 #77556F #776E55 #55775D

square

#555E77 #77556F #776E55 #55775D

split-complementary

#555E77 #775D55 #6F7755

monochromatic

#222630 #3B4253 #555E77 #707B99 #949CB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#555E77 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#555E77 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555E77

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555E77	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555E77	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566078

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545D76

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C6366

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555e77;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.042 269.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858b9e',
    500: '#555e77',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555e77;
$custom-light: #858b9e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555e77",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.118,
    "s": 16.667,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48393,
    "c": 0.04188,
    "h": 269.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555E77

secondary

#A09A87

accent

#A66EB9

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #555E77

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

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