#557DAC#557DAC

#557DAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.086 H 253.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557DAC
RGB	rgb(85, 125, 172)
HSL	hsl(212, 34%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(212, 51%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 27.3%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.35, -0.43, -29.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.35, 29.26, 269.16°)
OKLab	oklab(58% -0.0248 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(58% 0.086 253.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.5238, 19.5757, 41.8241)
Luminance	0.1958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557DAC #AC8455

analogous

#55A8AC #557DAC #5955AC

triadic

#557DAC #AC557D #7DAC55

tetradic

#557DAC #AC55A8 #AC8455 #55AC59

square

#557DAC #AC55A8 #AC8455 #55AC59

split-complementary

#557DAC #AC5955 #A8AC55

monochromatic

#2C415A #405F84 #557DAC #7E9CC0 #A7BCD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#557DAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.92

#557DAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #557DAC

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557DAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##557DAC	1.00	4.27	4.92	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A7FAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6077AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B888D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557dac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 125, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.086 253.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aa2c5',
    500: '#557dac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557dac;
$custom-light: #8aa2c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557dac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.414,
    "s": 34.387,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58001,
    "c": 0.08558,
    "h": 253.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557DAC

secondary

#C2B09B

accent

#985DCA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #557DAC

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

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