#555EE6#555EE6

#555EE6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.203 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555EE6
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 230)
HSL	hsl(236, 74%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(236, 63%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(63%, 59.1%, 0%, 9.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 37.69, -70.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 79.66, 298.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.0168 -0.202)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.203 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.0272, 15.6480, 76.7071)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555EE6 #E6DD55

analogous

#55A7E6 #555EE6 #9555E6

triadic

#555EE6 #E6555E #5EE655

tetradic

#555EE6 #E655A7 #E6DD55 #55E695

square

#555EE6 #E655A7 #E6DD55 #55E695

split-complementary

#555EE6 #E69555 #A7E655

monochromatic

#1922A8 #212CDD #555EE6 #8A91EE #C0C3F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#555EE6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#555EE6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555EE6

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555EE6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555EE6	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0075EA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068E3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555ee6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 230);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.203 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#948bef',
    500: '#555ee6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555ee6;
$custom-light: #948bef;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555ee6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 230
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.276,
    "s": 74.359,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55394,
    "c": 0.20272,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555EE6

secondary

#E6E3B1

accent

#CA0FD6

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2F0FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0C17

muted

#7E7D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #555EE6

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

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