#557995#557995

#557995 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.060 H 242.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557995
RGB	rgb(85, 121, 149)
HSL	hsl(206, 27%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(206, 43%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(43%, 18.8%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.22, -5.01, -19.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.22, 19.79, 255.32°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% -0.0276 -0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.06 242.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.0067, 17.7750, 31.0154)
Luminance	0.1778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557995 #957155

analogous

#559591 #557995 #555995

triadic

#557995 #955579 #799555

tetradic

#557995 #915595 #957155 #599555

square

#557995 #915595 #957155 #599555

split-complementary

#557995 #955559 #959155

monochromatic

#293A47 #3F596E #557995 #7697B1 #9DB5C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#557995 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#557995 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557995

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557995	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557995	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7996

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657294

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C8082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557995;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 121, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.060 242.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889fb4',
    500: '#557995',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557995;
$custom-light: #889fb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557995",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.25,
    "s": 27.35,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56007,
    "c": 0.05976,
    "h": 242.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557995

secondary

#B5A191

accent

#8E64C4

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0E11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #557995

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

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