#557EA2#557EA2

#557EA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.072 H 246.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557EA2
RGB	rgb(85, 126, 162)
HSL	hsl(208, 31%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(208, 48%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.5%, 22.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.22, -4.08, -23.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.22, 24.01, 260.22°)
OKLab	oklab(57.76% -0.0294 -0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(57.76% 0.072 246)
XYZ	xyz(17.7265, 19.4604, 36.9975)
Luminance	0.1946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557EA2 #A27955

analogous

#55A29F #557EA2 #5557A2

triadic

#557EA2 #A2557E #7EA255

tetradic

#557EA2 #9F55A2 #A27955 #57A255

square

#557EA2 #9F55A2 #A27955 #57A255

split-complementary

#557EA2 #A25557 #A29F55

monochromatic

#2B4052 #405F7A #557EA2 #7B9CBA #A3BACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.29

#557EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.89

#557EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #557EA2

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##557EA2	1.00	4.29	4.89	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F7EA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6577A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33878A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 126, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.072 246.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89a3bd',
    500: '#557ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557ea2;
$custom-light: #89a3bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.052,
    "s": 31.174,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57757,
    "c": 0.07212,
    "h": 246
  },
  "luminance": 0.19462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557EA2

secondary

#BCA897

accent

#9160C7

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F3F6

border

#CBCDD0

text

#0C0F12

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #557EA2

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

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