#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 94, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 57%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 59%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.3%, 55%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.00, 30.74, -60.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.00, 68.03, 296.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.79% 0.0167 -0.1741) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.79% 0.175 275.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2539, 14.5387, 62.1009) |
| Luminance | 0.1454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 2.60
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 2.91
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 3.76
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 4.18
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 4.66
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 5.36
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##555ED1 | 1.00 | 5.37 | 3.91 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
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