#558BAD#558BAD

#558BAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.077 H 237.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#558BAD
RGB	rgb(85, 139, 173)
HSL	hsl(203, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(203, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 19.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.49, -8.22, -23.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.49, 24.83, 250.67°)
OKLab	oklab(61.28% -0.0415 -0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(61.28% 0.077 237.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.5190, 23.4120, 42.9648)
Luminance	0.2341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#558BAD #AD7755

analogous

#55ADA3 #558BAD #555FAD

triadic

#558BAD #AD558B #8BAD55

tetradic

#558BAD #A355AD #AD7755 #5FAD55

square

#558BAD #A355AD #AD7755 #5FAD55

split-complementary

#558BAD #AD555F #ADA355

monochromatic

#2C495B #406A85 #558BAD #7EA7C1 #A8C3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#558BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#558BAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #558BAD

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##558BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##558BAD	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F81AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#269496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #558bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 139, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.077 237.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aacc5',
    500: '#558bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #558bad;
$custom-light: #8aacc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#558bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.182,
    "s": 34.921,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61279,
    "c": 0.07728,
    "h": 237.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#558BAD

secondary

#C2AA9B

accent

#875DCB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #558BAD

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

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