#557EAE#557EAE

#557EAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.087 H 253.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557EAE
RGB	rgb(85, 126, 174)
HSL	hsl(212, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(212, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 27.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.73, -0.40, -29.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.73, 29.83, 269.24°)
OKLab	oklab(58.33% -0.0254 -0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(58.33% 0.087 253.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8445, 19.9076, 42.8857)
Luminance	0.1991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557EAE #AE8555

analogous

#55AAAE #557EAE #5855AE

triadic

#557EAE #AE557E #7EAE55

tetradic

#557EAE #AE55AA #AE8555 #55AE58

square

#557EAE #AE55AA #AE8555 #55AE58

split-complementary

#557EAE #AE5855 #AAAE55

monochromatic

#2C425D #406086 #557EAE #7E9DC2 #A8BDD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#557EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.98

#557EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #557EAE

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##557EAE	1.00	4.22	4.98	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B80B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6077AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29898F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 126, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.087 253.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aa3c6',
    500: '#557eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557eae;
$custom-light: #8aa3c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.36,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58327,
    "c": 0.08731,
    "h": 253.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557EAE

secondary

#C3B19C

accent

#985CCB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F8

border

#CBCDD1

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #557EAE

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

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