#557997#557997

#557997 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.062 H 244.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557997
RGB	rgb(85, 121, 151)
HSL	hsl(207, 28%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(207, 44%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.7%, 19.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.30, -4.43, -20.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.30, 20.68, 257.63°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% -0.0269 -0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.062 244.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.1677, 17.8394, 31.8636)
Luminance	0.1784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557997 #977355

analogous

#559794 #557997 #555897

triadic

#557997 #975579 #799755

tetradic

#557997 #945597 #977355 #589755

square

#557997 #945597 #977355 #589755

split-complementary

#557997 #975558 #979455

monochromatic

#293A49 #3F5A70 #557997 #7797B2 #9EB5C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#557997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#557997 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557997

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557997	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7998

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B8083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 121, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.062 244.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889fb5',
    500: '#557997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557997;
$custom-light: #889fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.273,
    "s": 27.966,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56095,
    "c": 0.06209,
    "h": 244.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557997

secondary

#B6A292

accent

#9064C4

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0E11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #557997

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

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