#558BAE#558BAE

#558BAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.078 H 238.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#558BAE
RGB	rgb(85, 139, 174)
HSL	hsl(204, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(204, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 20.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.53, -7.92, -23.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.53, 25.22, 251.70°)
OKLab	oklab(61.32% -0.0411 -0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(61.32% 0.078 238.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.6162, 23.4509, 43.4763)
Luminance	0.2345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#558BAE #AE7855

analogous

#55AEA4 #558BAE #555EAE

triadic

#558BAE #AE558B #8BAE55

tetradic

#558BAE #A455AE #AE7855 #5EAE55

square

#558BAE #A455AE #AE7855 #5EAE55

split-complementary

#558BAE #AE555E #AEA455

monochromatic

#2C495D #406A86 #558BAE #7EA7C2 #A8C4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#558BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#558BAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #558BAE

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##558BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##558BAE	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F81AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#259497

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #558bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 139, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.078 238.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aacc6',
    500: '#558bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #558bae;
$custom-light: #8aacc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#558bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.596,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61324,
    "c": 0.07832,
    "h": 238.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#558BAE

secondary

#C3AB9C

accent

#885CCB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #558BAE

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

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