#555EAD#555EAD

#555EAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.124 H 276.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555EAD
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 173)
HSL	hsl(234, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(234, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 45.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.69, 18.95, -43.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.69, 47.44, 293.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% 0.0134 -0.1235)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.124 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.2895, 12.9529, 41.2216)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555EAD #ADA455

analogous

#558AAD #555EAD #7855AD

triadic

#555EAD #AD555E #5EAD55

tetradic

#555EAD #AD558A #ADA455 #55AD78

square

#555EAD #AD558A #ADA455 #55AD78

split-complementary

#555EAD #AD7855 #8AAD55

monochromatic

#2C315B #404785 #555EAD #7E85C1 #A8ACD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#555EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#555EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555EAD

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555EAD	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D69B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3461AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#316F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.124 276.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b8bc6',
    500: '#555ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555ead;
$custom-light: #8b8bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.864,
    "s": 34.921,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51318,
    "c": 0.12427,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555EAD

secondary

#C2BE9B

accent

#C05DCB

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0C13

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #555EAD

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

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