#555E89#555E89

#555E89 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.070 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555E89
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 137)
HSL	hsl(230, 23%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(230, 38%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(38%, 31.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, 7.81, -24.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 26.18, 287.35°)
OKLab	oklab(49.25% 0.0055 -0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(49.25% 0.07 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.2631, 11.7423, 25.2824)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555E89 #898055

analogous

#557889 #555E89 #665589

triadic

#555E89 #89555E #5E8955

tetradic

#555E89 #895578 #898055 #558966

square

#555E89 #895578 #898055 #558966

split-complementary

#555E89 #896655 #788955

monochromatic

#262A3D #3E4463 #555E89 #737CA8 #99A0C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#555E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#555E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555E89

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555E89	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50628B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C5E88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46666D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.070 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878bab',
    500: '#555e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555e89;
$custom-light: #878bab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.615,
    "s": 23.423,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49251,
    "c": 0.0699,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555E89

secondary

#ADA78D

accent

#B168C0

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0C10

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #555E89

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

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