#55729C#55729C

#55729C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.074 H 257.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55729C
RGB	rgb(85, 114, 156)
HSL	hsl(215, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(215, 46%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 26.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.45, 1.21, -25.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.45, 26.02, 272.67°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% -0.016 -0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.074 257.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.7624, 16.3652, 33.7743)
Luminance	0.1637 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55729C #9C7F55

analogous

#55969C #55729C #5B559C

triadic

#55729C #9C5572 #729C55

tetradic

#55729C #9C5596 #9C7F55 #559C5B

square

#55729C #9C5596 #9C7F55 #559C5B

split-complementary

#55729C #9C5B55 #969C55

monochromatic

#2A384D #3F5574 #55729C #7891B6 #A0B2CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#55729C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#55729C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55729C

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55729C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55729C	1.00	4.91	4.27	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62749E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6D9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A7B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55729c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 114, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.074 257.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889ab9',
    500: '#55729c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55729c;
$custom-light: #889ab9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55729c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.493,
    "s": 29.461,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5471,
    "c": 0.07427,
    "h": 257.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55729C

secondary

#B9AA94

accent

#9D62C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0E11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #55729C

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

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