#55718D#55718D
#55718D is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.055 H 248.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55718D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 113, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 25%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 40%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.7%, 19.9%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.53, -2.62, -18.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.53, 18.73, 261.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.78% -0.0198 -0.0513) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.78% 0.055 248.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4576, 15.6638, 27.4558) |
| Luminance | 0.1567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 2.46
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 2.57
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 3.77
Slate Blue (survey)
#5B7C99
ΔE00 4.29
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 4.67
Steel Blue (survey)
#5A7D9A
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55718D #8D7155
analogous
#558D8D #55718D #55558D
triadic
#55718D #8D5571 #718D55
tetradic
#55718D #8D558D #8D7155 #558D55
square
#55718D #8D558D #8D7155 #558D55
split-complementary
#55718D #8D5555 #8D8D55
monochromatic
#273441 #3E5267 #55718D #7490AB #9AAEC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#55718D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#55718D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #55718D
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55718D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55718D | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.13 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#66718E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F6C8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#42777A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55718d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 113, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.055 248.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8799ae',
500: '#55718d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55718d; $custom-light: #8799ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55718d",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 113,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210,
"s": 24.779,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53781,
"c": 0.05497,
"h": 248.9
},
"luminance": 0.15665
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55718D
secondary
#B09F8E
accent
#9467C1
background
#F8F9FA
surface
#F0F2F4
border
#CBCCCE
text
#0B0E10
muted
#7C7E7F