#555EA5#555EA5

#555EA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.112 H 276.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555EA5
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 165)
HSL	hsl(233, 32%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(233, 48%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.5%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, 16.39, -39.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 42.76, 292.54°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% 0.0121 -0.1118)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.112 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5384, 12.6525, 37.2661)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555EA5 #A59C55

analogous

#5586A5 #555EA5 #7455A5

triadic

#555EA5 #A5555E #5EA555

tetradic

#555EA5 #A55586 #A59C55 #55A574

square

#555EA5 #A55586 #A59C55 #55A574

split-complementary

#555EA5 #A57455 #86A555

monochromatic

#2B3054 #40477D #555EA5 #7C83BB #A4A9D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#555EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#555EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555EA5

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555EA5	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4267A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B61A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#376D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.112 276.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8bc0',
    500: '#555ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555ea5;
$custom-light: #8a8bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.25,
    "s": 32,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50821,
    "c": 0.11248,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555EA5

secondary

#BEBA98

accent

#BC60C8

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C12

muted

#7D7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #555EA5

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

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