#555EAE#555EAE

#555EAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.126 H 276.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555EAE
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 174)
HSL	hsl(234, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(234, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 46%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.75, 19.27, -43.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.75, 48.02, 293.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.38% 0.0136 -0.125)
OKLCH	oklch(51.38% 0.126 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.3866, 12.9918, 41.7331)
Luminance	0.1299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555EAE #AEA555

analogous

#558AAE #555EAE #7855AE

triadic

#555EAE #AE555E #5EAE55

tetradic

#555EAE #AE558A #AEA555 #55AE78

square

#555EAE #AE558A #AEA555 #55AE78

split-complementary

#555EAE #AE7855 #8AAE55

monochromatic

#2C315D #404786 #555EAE #7E85C2 #A8ADD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#555EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#555EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555EAE

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555EAE	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C69B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3361AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#306F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.126 276.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.933,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51381,
    "c": 0.12573,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555EAE

secondary

#C3BF9C

accent

#C05CCB

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0C13

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #555EAE

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

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