#555EA2#555EA2

#555EA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.108 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555EA2
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 162)
HSL	hsl(233, 31%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(233, 48%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.5%, 42%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.07, 15.44, -37.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.07, 41.00, 292.12°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.0115 -0.1074)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.108 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.2686, 12.5446, 35.8449)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555EA2 #A29955

analogous

#5584A2 #555EA2 #7255A2

triadic

#555EA2 #A2555E #5EA255

tetradic

#555EA2 #A25584 #A29955 #55A272

square

#555EA2 #A25584 #A29955 #55A272

split-complementary

#555EA2 #A27255 #84A255

monochromatic

#2B2F52 #40477A #555EA2 #7B82BA #A3A8CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#555EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#555EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555EA2

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555EA2	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4467A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D60A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#396C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.108 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898bbe',
    500: '#555ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555ea2;
$custom-light: #898bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.987,
    "s": 31.174,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5064,
    "c": 0.10802,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555EA2

secondary

#BCB897

accent

#BB60C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C12

muted

#7D7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #555EA2

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

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