#555ED1#555ED1

#555ED1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.175 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#555ED1
RGBrgb(85, 94, 209)
HSLhsl(236, 57%, 58%)
HSVhsv(236, 59%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(59.3%, 55%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LABlab(45.00, 30.74, -60.70)
CIE-LCHlch(45.00, 68.03, 296.86°)
OKLaboklab(53.79% 0.0167 -0.1741)
OKLCHoklch(53.79% 0.175 275.5)
XYZxyz(19.2539, 14.5387, 62.1009)
Luminance0.1454 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#555ED1 #D1C855
analogous
#559CD1 #555ED1 #8A55D1
triadic
#555ED1 #D1555E #5ED155
tetradic
#555ED1 #D1559C #D1C855 #55D18A
square
#555ED1 #D1559C #D1C855 #55D18A
split-complementary
#555ED1 #D18A55 #9CD155
monochromatic
#252C87 #323BB7 #555ED1 #858CDE #B5B9EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37
#555ED1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91
#555ED1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555ED1
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##555ED1#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##555ED11.005.373.915.37
#FFFFFF5.371.0021.001.00
#0000003.9121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.371.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0370D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0065CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00798E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #555ed1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.175 275.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#908be0',
    500: '#555ed1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #555ed1;
$custom-light: #908be0;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#555ed1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.645,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53792,
    "c": 0.17492,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#555ED1
secondary
#DAD6A8
accent
#D647E1
background
#F9F8FD
surface
#F2F0FB
border
#CCCBD4
text
#0E0C15
muted
#7E7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #555ED1

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#555ED1 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva