#55759D#55759D

#55759D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.073 H 254.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55759D
RGB	rgb(85, 117, 157)
HSL	hsl(213, 30%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(213, 46%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 25.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.37, -0.28, -25.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.37, 25.15, 269.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% -0.0195 -0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.073 254.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.1914, 17.0872, 34.3367)
Luminance	0.1709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55759D #9D7D55

analogous

#55999D #55759D #59559D

triadic

#55759D #9D5575 #759D55

tetradic

#55759D #9D5599 #9D7D55 #559D59

square

#55759D #9D5599 #9D7D55 #559D59

split-complementary

#55759D #9D5955 #999D55

monochromatic

#2A3A4E #405775 #55759D #7994B6 #A1B4CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#55759D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#55759D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55759D

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55759D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55759D	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66779F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D709C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#387E83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55759d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 117, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.073 254.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889cba',
    500: '#55759d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55759d;
$custom-light: #889cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55759d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.333,
    "s": 29.752,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55445,
    "c": 0.07279,
    "h": 254.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55759D

secondary

#B9A995

accent

#9962C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0E11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #55759D

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

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