#555ED9#555ED9

#555ED9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.186 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555ED9
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 217)
HSL	hsl(236, 63%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(236, 61%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 56.7%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 33.39, -64.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 72.50, 297.42°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% 0.0168 -0.1849)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.186 275.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2693, 14.9448, 67.4487)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555ED9 #D9D055

analogous

#55A0D9 #555ED9 #8E55D9

triadic

#555ED9 #D9555E #5ED955

tetradic

#555ED9 #D955A0 #D9D055 #55D98E

square

#555ED9 #D955A0 #D9D055 #55D98E

split-complementary

#555ED9 #D98E55 #A0D955

monochromatic

#212993 #2C36C5 #555ED9 #878DE4 #B9BDEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#555ED9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#555ED9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555ED9

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555ED9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555ED9	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555ed9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.186 275.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#918be6',
    500: '#555ed9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555ed9;
$custom-light: #918be6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555ed9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.909,
    "s": 63.462,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5439,
    "c": 0.18565,
    "h": 275.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555ED9

secondary

#DFDBAB

accent

#DB41E6

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2F0FC

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0C16

muted

#7E7D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #555ED9

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

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