#557580#557580

#557580 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.040 H 221.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557580
RGB	rgb(85, 117, 128)
HSL	hsl(195, 20%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 34%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 8.6%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.25, -8.56, -9.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.25, 12.96, 228.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.19% -0.0305 -0.0266)
OKLCH	oklch(54.19% 0.04 221.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0026, 16.2117, 22.8092)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557580 #806055

analogous

#558076 #557580 #556080

triadic

#557580 #805575 #758055

tetradic

#557580 #765580 #806055 #608055

square

#557580 #765580 #806055 #608055

split-complementary

#557580 #805560 #807655

monochromatic

#243236 #3D535B #557580 #7195A1 #96B0B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#557580 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#557580 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557580

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557580	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557580	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7381

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686E80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#467978

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557580;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 117, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.040 221.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ca4',
    500: '#557580',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557580;
$custom-light: #869ca4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557580",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.349,
    "s": 20.188,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54192,
    "c": 0.04045,
    "h": 221.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557580

secondary

#A7918A

accent

#806BBD

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF2F4

border

#CACCCE

text

#0B0E0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #557580

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

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