#559DC3#559DC3
#559DC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.092 H 233.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #559DC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 157, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 48%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.4%, 19.5%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.64, -11.54, -26.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.64, 28.84, 246.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.44% -0.0545 -0.0737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.44% 0.092 233.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6499, 29.9831, 56.0548) |
| Luminance | 0.2999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.04
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.00
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.68
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.75
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.90
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 9.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#559DC3 #C37B55
analogous
#55C3B2 #559DC3 #5566C3
triadic
#559DC3 #C3559D #9DC355
tetradic
#559DC3 #B255C3 #C37B55 #66C355
square
#559DC3 #B255C3 #C37B55 #66C355
split-complementary
#559DC3 #C35566 #C3B255
monochromatic
#295A74 #397EA2 #559DC3 #82B7D3 #AFD1E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#559DC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#559DC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #559DC3
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##559DC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##559DC3 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9BC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B90C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #559dc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 157, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.092 233.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8db9d5',
500: '#559dc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #559dc3; $custom-light: #8db9d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#559dc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 157,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.727,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6644,
"c": 0.0917,
"h": 233.5
},
"luminance": 0.29985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#559DC3
secondary
#D1B3A3
accent
#7F50D7
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0D1114
muted
#7E8083