#559FC5#559FC5
#559FC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.093 H 232.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #559FC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 159, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 49%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 57%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.9%, 19.3%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.30, -12.02, -26.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.30, 29.13, 245.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.99% -0.056 -0.074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.99% 0.093 232.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2187, 30.7564, 57.3674) |
| Luminance | 0.3076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.95
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.25
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.68
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.32
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 9.45
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#559FC5 #C57B55
analogous
#55C5B3 #559FC5 #5567C5
triadic
#559FC5 #C5559F #9FC555
tetradic
#559FC5 #B355C5 #C57B55 #67C555
square
#559FC5 #B355C5 #C57B55 #67C555
split-complementary
#559FC5 #C55567 #C5B355
monochromatic
#295C77 #3880A5 #559FC5 #83B9D5 #B0D3E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#559FC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.15
#559FC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #559FC5
7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##559FC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##559FC5 | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.15 | 7.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D9DC7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D91C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #559fc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 159, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.093 232.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ebbd6',
500: '#559fc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #559fc5; $custom-light: #8ebbd6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#559fc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 159,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.357,
"s": 49.123,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66992,
"c": 0.09283,
"h": 232.9
},
"luminance": 0.30759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#559FC5
secondary
#D2B3A3
accent
#7E4FD9
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0D1114
muted
#7E8083