#55779B#55779B

#55779B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.068 H 250.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55779B
RGB	rgb(85, 119, 155)
HSL	hsl(211, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(211, 45%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 23.2%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.87, -2.07, -23.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.87, 23.29, 264.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.81% -0.0228 -0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(55.81% 0.068 250.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.2576, 17.4905, 33.5233)
Luminance	0.1749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55779B #9B7955

analogous

#559A9B #55779B #56559B

triadic

#55779B #9B5577 #779B55

tetradic

#55779B #9B559A #9B7955 #559B56

square

#55779B #9B559A #9B7955 #559B56

split-complementary

#55779B #9B5655 #9A9B55

monochromatic

#2A3A4C #3F5973 #55779B #7896B5 #A0B5CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#55779B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#55779B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55779B

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55779B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55779B	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69789D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60719A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#397F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55779b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 119, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.068 250.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889eb8',
    500: '#55779b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55779b;
$custom-light: #889eb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55779b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.857,
    "s": 29.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55812,
    "c": 0.06846,
    "h": 250.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55779B

secondary

#B8A694

accent

#9562C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0E11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #55779B

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

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