#557EAF#557EAF

#557EAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.089 H 253.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557EAF
RGB	rgb(85, 126, 175)
HSL	hsl(213, 36%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(213, 51%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 28%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.78, -0.08, -30.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.78, 30.33, 269.84°)
OKLab	oklab(58.38% -0.0251 -0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(58.38% 0.089 253.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.9424, 19.9467, 43.4011)
Luminance	0.1995 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557EAF #AF8655

analogous

#55ABAF #557EAF #5955AF

triadic

#557EAF #AF557E #7EAF55

tetradic

#557EAF #AF55AB #AF8655 #55AF59

square

#557EAF #AF55AB #AF8655 #55AF59

split-complementary

#557EAF #AF5955 #ABAF55

monochromatic

#2C435E #406087 #557EAF #7F9EC3 #A8BDD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21

#557EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#557EAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #557EAF

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##557EAF	1.00	4.21	4.99	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B80B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F77AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#28898F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 126, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.089 253.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aa3c7',
    500: '#557eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557eaf;
$custom-light: #8aa3c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.667,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58377,
    "c": 0.08863,
    "h": 253.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19948
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557EAF

secondary

#C4B29C

accent

#995CCC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F8

border

#CBCDD1

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #557EAF

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

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