#55779E#55779E

#55779E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.072 H 252.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55779E
RGB	rgb(85, 119, 158)
HSL	hsl(212, 30%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(212, 46%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 24.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.00, -1.17, -24.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.00, 24.79, 267.30°)
OKLab	oklab(55.95% -0.0218 -0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(55.95% 0.072 252.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.5126, 17.5925, 34.8667)
Luminance	0.1759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55779E #9E7C55

analogous

#559B9E #55779E #58559E

triadic

#55779E #9E5577 #779E55

tetradic

#55779E #9E559B #9E7C55 #559E58

square

#55779E #9E559B #9E7C55 #559E58

split-complementary

#55779E #9E5855 #9B9E55

monochromatic

#2A3B4E #405976 #55779E #7996B7 #A1B5CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#55779E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#55779E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55779E

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55779E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55779E	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6878A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F719D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#378084

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55779e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 119, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.072 252.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889eba',
    500: '#55779e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55779e;
$custom-light: #889eba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55779e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.055,
    "s": 30.041,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55952,
    "c": 0.07237,
    "h": 252.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55779E

secondary

#BAA995

accent

#9762C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0E11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #55779E

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

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