#557899#557899

#557899 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.065 H 247.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557899
RGB	rgb(85, 120, 153)
HSL	hsl(209, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(209, 44%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 21.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.08, -3.26, -21.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.08, 21.94, 261.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.95% -0.0248 -0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(55.95% 0.065 247.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.2106, 17.6631, 32.6859)
Luminance	0.1766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557899 #997655

analogous

#559998 #557899 #555699

triadic

#557899 #995578 #789955

tetradic

#557899 #985599 #997655 #569955

square

#557899 #985599 #997655 #569955

split-complementary

#557899 #995556 #999855

monochromatic

#293A4A #3F5972 #557899 #7796B4 #9FB5CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#557899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#557899 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557899

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557899	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B799B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627298

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A8083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 120, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.065 247.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889eb7',
    500: '#557899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557899;
$custom-light: #889eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.118,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55952,
    "c": 0.06518,
    "h": 247.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557899

secondary

#B7A493

accent

#9263C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0E11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #557899

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

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