#5588CD#5588CD

#5588CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.119 H 256.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5588CD
RGB	rgb(85, 136, 205)
HSL	hsl(215, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(215, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 33.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.03, 3.63, -40.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.03, 40.95, 275.08°)
OKLab	oklab(62.17% -0.028 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(62.17% 0.119 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.5660, 23.9454, 61.1258)
Luminance	0.2395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5588CD #CD9A55

analogous

#55C4CD #5588CD #5E55CD

triadic

#5588CD #CD5588 #88CD55

tetradic

#5588CD #CD55C4 #CD9A55 #55CD5E

square

#5588CD #CD55C4 #CD9A55 #55CD5E

split-complementary

#5588CD #CD5E55 #C4CD55

monochromatic

#264D82 #3469B1 #5588CD #84A9DB #B4CAE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#5588CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.79

#5588CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5588CD

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5588CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5588CD	1.00	3.63	5.79	5.79
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B8DD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C81CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0098A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5588cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 136, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.119 256.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5588cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.5,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62166,
    "c": 0.11863,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5588CD

secondary

#D7C3A6

accent

#9F4ADE

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5588CD

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

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