#557EAC#557EAC

#557EAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.085 H 252.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557EAC
RGB	rgb(85, 126, 172)
HSL	hsl(212, 34%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(212, 51%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 26.7%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.64, -1.02, -28.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.64, 28.82, 267.97°)
OKLab	oklab(58.23% -0.026 -0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(58.23% 0.085 252.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.6510, 19.8302, 41.8665)
Luminance	0.1983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557EAC #AC8355

analogous

#55A9AC #557EAC #5755AC

triadic

#557EAC #AC557E #7EAC55

tetradic

#557EAC #AC55A9 #AC8355 #55AC57

square

#557EAC #AC55A9 #AC8355 #55AC57

split-complementary

#557EAC #AC5755 #A9AC55

monochromatic

#2C425A #406084 #557EAC #7E9DC0 #A7BCD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#557EAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#557EAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #557EAC

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557EAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##557EAC	1.00	4.23	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C80AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6177AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B888E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557eac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 126, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.085 252.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aa3c5',
    500: '#557eac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557eac;
$custom-light: #8aa3c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557eac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.724,
    "s": 34.387,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58229,
    "c": 0.08471,
    "h": 252.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557EAC

secondary

#C2B09B

accent

#975DCA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F8

border

#CBCDD1

text

#0C0F12

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #557EAC

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

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