#55697D#55697D

#55697D is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.040 H 248.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55697D
RGB	rgb(85, 105, 125)
HSL	hsl(210, 19%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(210, 32%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 16%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.53, -2.33, -13.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.53, 13.75, 260.25°)
OKLab	oklab(51.21% -0.0146 -0.0372)
OKLCH	oklch(51.21% 0.04 248.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.4985, 13.5146, 21.3481)
Luminance	0.1351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55697D #7D6955

analogous

#557D7D #55697D #55557D

triadic

#55697D #7D5569 #697D55

tetradic

#55697D #7D557D #7D6955 #557D55

square

#55697D #7D557D #7D6955 #557D55

split-complementary

#55697D #7D5555 #7D7D55

monochromatic

#232C34 #3C4A59 #55697D #71889E #95A6B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#55697D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#55697D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55697D

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55697D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55697D	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61697E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C657D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#496E6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55697d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 105, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.040 248.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8693a2',
    500: '#55697d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55697d;
$custom-light: #8693a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55697d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 19.048,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51214,
    "c": 0.03994,
    "h": 248.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55697D

secondary

#A59789

accent

#946CBC

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF1F3

border

#CACBCD

text

#0B0D0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55697D

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

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