#5588CC#5588CC

#5588CC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.117 H 256.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5588CC
RGB	rgb(85, 136, 204)
HSL	hsl(214, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(214, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.98, 3.30, -40.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.98, 40.44, 274.68°)
OKLab	oklab(62.11% -0.0283 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(62.11% 0.117 256.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.4457, 23.8972, 60.4921)
Luminance	0.2390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5588CC #CC9955

analogous

#55C3CC #5588CC #5E55CC

triadic

#5588CC #CC5588 #88CC55

tetradic

#5588CC #CC55C3 #CC9955 #55CC5E

square

#5588CC #CC55C3 #CC9955 #55CC5E

split-complementary

#5588CC #CC5E55 #C3CC55

monochromatic

#264D80 #3569AF #5588CC #84A9DA #B3CAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#5588CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#5588CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5588CC

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5588CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5588CC	1.00	3.63	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C8CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C81CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0097A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5588cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 136, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.117 256.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8eaadc',
    500: '#5588cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5588cc;
$custom-light: #8eaadc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5588cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62112,
    "c": 0.11732,
    "h": 256.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5588CC

secondary

#D7C2A6

accent

#9E4BDD

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5588CC

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

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