#55609E#55609E

#55609E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.099 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55609E
RGB	rgb(85, 96, 158)
HSL	hsl(231, 30%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(231, 46%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 39.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 12.92, -35.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 37.37, 290.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.83% 0.0081 -0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(50.83% 0.099 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.0988, 12.7649, 34.0621)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55609E #9E9355

analogous

#55849E #55609E #6F559E

triadic

#55609E #9E5560 #609E55

tetradic

#55609E #9E5584 #9E9355 #559E6F

square

#55609E #9E5584 #9E9355 #559E6F

split-complementary

#55609E #9E6F55 #849E55

monochromatic

#2A304E #404876 #55609E #7983B7 #A1A8CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#55609E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#55609E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55609E

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55609E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55609E	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4967A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43619D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B6D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55609e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 96, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.099 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898dbb',
    500: '#55609e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55609e;
$custom-light: #898dbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55609e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.959,
    "s": 30.041,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50829,
    "c": 0.09922,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55609E

secondary

#BAB495

accent

#B762C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C12

muted

#7D7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55609E

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

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