#55739E#55739E

#55739E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.076 H 257.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55739E
RGB	rgb(85, 115, 158)
HSL	hsl(215, 30%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(215, 46%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 27.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.83, 1.22, -26.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.83, 26.60, 272.63°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% -0.0166 -0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.076 257.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.0466, 16.6604, 34.7113)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55739E #9E8055

analogous

#55989E #55739E #5B559E

triadic

#55739E #9E5573 #739E55

tetradic

#55739E #9E5598 #9E8055 #559E5B

square

#55739E #9E5598 #9E8055 #559E5B

split-complementary

#55739E #9E5B55 #989E55

monochromatic

#2A394E #405676 #55739E #7993B7 #A1B3CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#55739E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#55739E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55739E

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55739E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55739E	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6375A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6E9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#387C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55739e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 115, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.076 257.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889bbb',
    500: '#55739e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55739e;
$custom-light: #889bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55739e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.342,
    "s": 30.041,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55036,
    "c": 0.07606,
    "h": 257.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55739E

secondary

#BAAB95

accent

#9D62C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0E11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #55739E

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

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