#559AED#559AED
#559AED is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.142 H 254.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #559AED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 154, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 81%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 35%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.64, 3.67, -48.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.64, 48.35, 274.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.84% -0.0385 -0.1368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.84% 0.142 254.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5824, 31.1539, 84.5060) |
| Luminance | 0.3116 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.56
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.71
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.90
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.01
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 7.03
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#559AED #EDA855
analogous
#55E6ED #559AED #5C55ED
triadic
#559AED #ED559A #9AED55
tetradic
#559AED #ED55E6 #EDA855 #55ED5C
square
#559AED #ED55E6 #EDA855 #55ED5C
split-complementary
#559AED #ED5C55 #E6ED55
monochromatic
#135CB4 #1E79E7 #559AED #8CBBF3 #C4DCF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#559AED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.23
#559AED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #559AED
7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##559AED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##559AED | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.23 | 7.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#769FF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6191EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #559aed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 154, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.142 254.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93b7f3',
500: '#559aed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #559aed; $custom-light: #93b7f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#559aed",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 154,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.763,
"s": 80.851,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67836,
"c": 0.14208,
"h": 254.3
},
"luminance": 0.31157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#559AED
secondary
#EAD1B4
accent
#7D08DD
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1117
muted
#7E8085