#5588CA#5588CA

#5588CA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.115 H 255.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5588CA
RGB	rgb(85, 136, 202)
HSL	hsl(214, 52%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(214, 58%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 32.7%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.89, 2.65, -39.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.89, 39.41, 273.85°)
OKLab	oklab(62.01% -0.0288 -0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(62.01% 0.115 255.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2074, 23.8019, 59.2369)
Luminance	0.2380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5588CA #CA9755

analogous

#55C3CA #5588CA #5D55CA

triadic

#5588CA #CA5588 #88CA55

tetradic

#5588CA #CA55C3 #CA9755 #55CA5D

square

#5588CA #CA55C3 #CA9755 #55CA5D

split-complementary

#5588CA #CA5D55 #C3CA55

monochromatic

#274D7D #3669AC #5588CA #84A9D9 #B2C9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#5588CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#5588CA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5588CA

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5588CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5588CA	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D8CCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D81C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0097A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5588ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 136, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.115 255.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8eaada',
    500: '#5588ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5588ca;
$custom-light: #8eaada;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5588ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.846,
    "s": 52.466,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62006,
    "c": 0.11469,
    "h": 255.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5588CA

secondary

#D5C0A5

accent

#9D4CDC

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5588CA

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

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