#555EBE#555EBE

#555EBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.149 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555EBE
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 190)
HSL	hsl(235, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(235, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 50.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.73, 24.47, -51.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.73, 57.26, 295.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.44% 0.0155 -0.1479)
OKLCH	oklch(52.44% 0.149 276)
XYZ	xyz(17.0403, 13.6532, 50.4426)
Luminance	0.1365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555EBE #BEB555

analogous

#5593BE #555EBE #8155BE

triadic

#555EBE #BE555E #5EBE55

tetradic

#555EBE #BE5593 #BEB555 #55BE81

square

#555EBE #BE5593 #BEB555 #55BE81

split-complementary

#555EBE #BE8155 #93BE55

monochromatic

#2A306E #3B439B #555EBE #8188CF #AEB2E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#555EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#555EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555EBE

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555EBE	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D6CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D63BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F7485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.149 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d8bd2',
    500: '#555ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555ebe;
$custom-light: #8d8bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.857,
    "s": 44.681,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5244,
    "c": 0.14867,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.13654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555EBE

secondary

#CECAA1

accent

#C953D4

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0D0C14

muted

#7E7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #555EBE

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

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