#557999#557999

#557999 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.065 H 246.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557999
RGB	rgb(85, 121, 153)
HSL	hsl(208, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(208, 44%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 20.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, -3.84, -21.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 21.59, 259.75°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% -0.0261 -0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.065 246.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.3315, 17.9049, 32.7262)
Luminance	0.1791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557999 #997555

analogous

#559997 #557999 #555799

triadic

#557999 #995579 #799955

tetradic

#557999 #975599 #997555 #579955

square

#557999 #975599 #997555 #579955

split-complementary

#557999 #995557 #999755

monochromatic

#293B4A #3F5A72 #557999 #7797B4 #9FB5CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#557999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#557999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #557999

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##557999	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C799B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637298

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A8184

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 121, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.065 246.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889fb7',
    500: '#557999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557999;
$custom-light: #889fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.235,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56185,
    "c": 0.0645,
    "h": 246.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557999

secondary

#B7A493

accent

#9163C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0E11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #557999

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

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