#55609D#55609D

#55609D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.098 H 274.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55609D
RGB	rgb(85, 96, 157)
HSL	hsl(231, 30%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(231, 46%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 38.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 12.61, -34.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 36.79, 290.05°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% 0.0079 -0.0974)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.098 274.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.0131, 12.7306, 33.6106)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55609D #9D9255

analogous

#55849D #55609D #6E559D

triadic

#55609D #9D5560 #609D55

tetradic

#55609D #9D5584 #9D9255 #559D6E

square

#55609D #9D5584 #9D9255 #559D6E

split-complementary

#55609D #9D6E55 #849D55

monochromatic

#2A2F4E #404875 #55609D #7982B6 #A1A7CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#55609D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#55609D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55609D

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55609D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55609D	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A679F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44619C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C6D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55609d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 96, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.098 274.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898dba',
    500: '#55609d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55609d;
$custom-light: #898dba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55609d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.833,
    "s": 29.752,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50771,
    "c": 0.09771,
    "h": 274.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55609D

secondary

#B9B495

accent

#B762C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C11

muted

#7D7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #55609D

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

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