#5588CE#5588CE

#5588CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.120 H 256.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5588CE
RGB	rgb(85, 136, 206)
HSL	hsl(215, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(215, 59%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 34%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.08, 3.95, -41.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.08, 41.47, 275.47°)
OKLab	oklab(62.22% -0.0277 -0.1167)
OKLCH	oklch(62.22% 0.12 256.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6871, 23.9938, 61.7635)
Luminance	0.2400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#5588CE #CE9B55

analogous

#55C4CE #5588CE #5F55CE

triadic

#5588CE #CE5588 #88CE55

tetradic

#5588CE #CE55C4 #CE9B55 #55CE5F

square

#5588CE #CE55C4 #CE9B55 #55CE5F

split-complementary

#5588CE #CE5F55 #C4CE55

monochromatic

#264D83 #3369B2 #5588CE #85A9DC #B4CBE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#5588CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#5588CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5588CE

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5588CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5588CE	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B8DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B81CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0098A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5588ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 136, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.120 256.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8eaadd',
    500: '#5588ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5588ce;
$custom-light: #8eaadd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5588ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.711,
    "s": 55.251,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62219,
    "c": 0.11996,
    "h": 256.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5588CE

secondary

#D8C3A7

accent

#A049DF

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5588CE

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

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