#557EAD#557EAD

#557EAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.086 H 252.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557EAD
RGB	rgb(85, 126, 173)
HSL	hsl(212, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(212, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 27.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.69, -0.71, -29.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.69, 29.32, 268.61°)
OKLab	oklab(58.28% -0.0257 -0.0821)
OKLCH	oklch(58.28% 0.086 252.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.7474, 19.8688, 42.3742)
Luminance	0.1987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557EAD #AD8455

analogous

#55AAAD #557EAD #5855AD

triadic

#557EAD #AD557E #7EAD55

tetradic

#557EAD #AD55AA #AD8455 #55AD58

square

#557EAD #AD55AA #AD8455 #55AD58

split-complementary

#557EAD #AD5855 #AAAD55

monochromatic

#2C425B #406085 #557EAD #7E9DC1 #A8BDD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#557EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#557EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #557EAD

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##557EAD	1.00	4.22	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.22	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)

#6B80AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6077AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A898E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 126, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.086 252.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.045,
    "s": 34.921,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58278,
    "c": 0.08601,
    "h": 252.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557EAD

secondary

#C2B09B

accent

#985DCB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F8

border

#CBCDD1

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #557EAD

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

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