#555EDE#555EDE

#555EDE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.192 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555EDE
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 222)
HSL	hsl(236, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(236, 62%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 57.7%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.92, 35.04, -66.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.92, 75.27, 297.75°)
OKLab	oklab(54.77% 0.0169 -0.1915)
OKLCH	oklch(54.77% 0.192 275)
XYZ	xyz(20.9295, 15.2089, 70.9258)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555EDE #DED555

analogous

#55A3DE #555EDE #9055DE

triadic

#555EDE #DE555E #5EDE55

tetradic

#555EDE #DE55A3 #DED555 #55DE90

square

#555EDE #DE55A3 #DED555 #55DE90

split-complementary

#555EDE #DE9055 #A3DE55

monochromatic

#1E269B #2833CE #555EDE #888FE8 #BCBFF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#555EDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#555EDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555EDE

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555EDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555EDE	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555ede;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.192 275.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#928be9',
    500: '#555ede',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555ede;
$custom-light: #928be9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555ede",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.058,
    "s": 67.488,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54771,
    "c": 0.19227,
    "h": 275
  },
  "luminance": 0.15211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555EDE

secondary

#E2DEAD

accent

#C316CF

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2F0FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0C16

muted

#7E7D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #555EDE

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

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