#5556BD#5556BD

#5556BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.158 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5556BD
RGB	rgb(85, 86, 189)
HSL	hsl(239, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(239, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 54.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.63, 29.16, -54.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.63, 61.88, 298.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.84% 0.0241 -0.1562)
OKLCH	oklch(50.84% 0.158 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.2565, 12.2599, 49.6440)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5556BD #BDBC55

analogous

#558ABD #5556BD #8855BD

triadic

#5556BD #BD5556 #56BD55

tetradic

#5556BD #BD558A #BDBC55 #55BD88

square

#5556BD #BD558A #BDBC55 #55BD88

split-complementary

#5556BD #BD8855 #8ABD55

monochromatic

#2A2B6D #3C3C99 #5556BD #8182CE #ADAEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#5556BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#5556BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5556BD

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5556BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5556BD	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1566C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5556bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 86, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.158 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d85d2',
    500: '#5556bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5556bd;
$custom-light: #8d85d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5556bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.423,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50839,
    "c": 0.15803,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5556BD

secondary

#CDCDA1

accent

#D354D4

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5556BD

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

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