#55697C#55697C
#55697C is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.039 H 247.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55697C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 105, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 19%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 31%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.5%, 15.3%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.49, -2.60, -13.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.49, 13.26, 258.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.17% -0.015 -0.0357) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.17% 0.039 247.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4349, 13.4892, 21.0134) |
| Luminance | 0.1349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 3.41
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 5.06
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 5.13
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 6.40
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 7.08
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 7.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55697C #7C6855
analogous
#557C7B #55697C #55557C
triadic
#55697C #7C5569 #697C55
tetradic
#55697C #7B557C #7C6855 #557C55
square
#55697C #7B557C #7C6855 #557C55
split-complementary
#55697C #7C5555 #7C7B55
monochromatic
#232C33 #3C4A58 #55697C #71889D #95A6B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#55697C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#55697C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #55697C
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55697C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55697C | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#62697D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D657C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#496D6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55697c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 105, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.039 247.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8693a2',
500: '#55697c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55697c; $custom-light: #8693a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55697c",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 105,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.231,
"s": 18.66,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51173,
"c": 0.03868,
"h": 247.2
},
"luminance": 0.1349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55697C
secondary
#A49689
accent
#936CBB
background
#F8F9F9
surface
#EFF1F2
border
#CACBCC
text
#0B0D0F
muted
#7C7E7E