#55697B#55697B

#55697B is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.037 H 245.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55697B
RGB	rgb(85, 105, 123)
HSL	hsl(208, 18%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 31%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 14.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.45, -2.87, -12.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.45, 12.79, 257.03°)
OKLab	oklab(51.13% -0.0153 -0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(51.13% 0.037 245.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3720, 13.4640, 20.6820)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55697B #7B6755

analogous

#557B7A #55697B #55567B

triadic

#55697B #7B5569 #697B55

tetradic

#55697B #7A557B #7B6755 #567B55

square

#55697B #7A557B #7B6755 #567B55

split-complementary

#55697B #7B5556 #7B7A55

monochromatic

#232B33 #3C4A57 #55697B #71889D #95A6B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#55697B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#55697B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55697B

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55697B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55697B	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62697C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D657B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A6D6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55697b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 105, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.037 245.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8693a1',
    500: '#55697b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55697b;
$custom-light: #8693a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55697b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.421,
    "s": 18.269,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51131,
    "c": 0.03743,
    "h": 245.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55697B

secondary

#A39588

accent

#926DBB

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF1F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #55697B

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

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