#559FCE#559FCE
#559FCE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.102 H 238.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #559FCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 159, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 59%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.7%, 22.8%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.66, -9.23, -31.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.66, 32.35, 253.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.4% -0.0529 -0.0868) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.4% 0.102 238.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2809, 31.1813, 62.9615) |
| Luminance | 0.3118 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.68
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.60
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.73
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 8.11
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.36
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#559FCE #CE8455
analogous
#55CEC1 #559FCE #5563CE
triadic
#559FCE #CE559F #9FCE55
tetradic
#559FCE #C155CE #CE8455 #63CE55
square
#559FCE #C155CE #CE8455 #63CE55
split-complementary
#559FCE #CE5563 #CEC155
monochromatic
#265F83 #3381B2 #559FCE #85BADC #B4D5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#559FCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.24
#559FCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #559FCE
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##559FCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##559FCE | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.24 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A9ED0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7992CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #559fce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 159, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.102 238.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fbbdd',
500: '#559fce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #559fce; $custom-light: #8fbbdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#559fce",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 159,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.306,
"s": 55.251,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67396,
"c": 0.10165,
"h": 238.6
},
"luminance": 0.31184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#559FCE
secondary
#D8BAA7
accent
#8349DF
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F2F6FB
border
#CCD0D4
text
#0D1115
muted
#7E8083