#555EA6#555EA6

#555EA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.114 H 276.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555EA6
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 166)
HSL	hsl(233, 32%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(233, 49%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 43.4%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.29, 16.71, -40.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.29, 43.35, 292.67°)
OKLab	oklab(50.88% 0.0123 -0.1133)
OKLCH	oklch(50.88% 0.114 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.6298, 12.6890, 37.7473)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555EA6 #A69D55

analogous

#5587A6 #555EA6 #7555A6

triadic

#555EA6 #A6555E #5EA655

tetradic

#555EA6 #A65587 #A69D55 #55A675

square

#555EA6 #A65587 #A69D55 #55A675

split-complementary

#555EA6 #A67555 #87A655

monochromatic

#2C3055 #40477E #555EA6 #7C83BC #A5AAD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#555EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#555EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555EA6

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555EA6	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4167A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A61A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#366D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.114 276.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8bc1',
    500: '#555ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555ea6;
$custom-light: #8a8bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.333,
    "s": 32.271,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50882,
    "c": 0.11396,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555EA6

secondary

#BEBA99

accent

#BD5FC8

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C12

muted

#7D7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #555EA6

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

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