#555F7E#555F7E

#555F7E is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.051 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555F7E
RGB	rgb(85, 95, 126)
HSL	hsl(225, 19%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(225, 33%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 24.6%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.61, 4.04, -18.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.61, 19.05, 282.23°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% 0.0005 -0.0514)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.051 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.6034, 11.6217, 21.3665)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555F7E #7E7455

analogous

#55747E #555F7E #60557E

triadic

#555F7E #7E555F #5F7E55

tetradic

#555F7E #7E5574 #7E7455 #557E60

square

#555F7E #7E5574 #7E7455 #557E60

split-complementary

#555F7E #7E6055 #747E55

monochromatic

#242835 #3C4359 #555F7E #717C9F #969EB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#555F7E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#555F7E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555F7E

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555F7E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555F7E	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#55627F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525E7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A656A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555f7e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 95, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.051 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868ca3',
    500: '#555f7e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555f7e;
$custom-light: #868ca3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555f7e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.366,
    "s": 19.431,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4894,
    "c": 0.05145,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555F7E

secondary

#A59F89

accent

#A86CBC

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F3

border

#CACBCD

text

#0B0C0F

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #555F7E

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

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