#5556CA#5556CA

#5556CA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.176 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5556CA
RGB	rgb(85, 86, 202)
HSL	hsl(239, 52%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(239, 58%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 57.4%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 33.39, -60.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 69.23, 298.83°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.0243 -0.1741)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.176 278)
XYZ	xyz(17.7314, 12.8499, 57.4116)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5556CA #CAC955

analogous

#5591CA #5556CA #8F55CA

triadic

#5556CA #CA5556 #56CA55

tetradic

#5556CA #CA5591 #CAC955 #55CA8F

square

#5556CA #CA5591 #CAC955 #55CA8F

split-complementary

#5556CA #CA8F55 #91CA55

monochromatic

#27287D #3637AC #5556CA #8484D9 #B2B3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#5556CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#5556CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5556CA

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5556CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5556CA	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#047188

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5556ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 86, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.176 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f85db',
    500: '#5556ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5556ca;
$custom-light: #8f85db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5556ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.487,
    "s": 52.466,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51805,
    "c": 0.17575,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.12851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5556CA

secondary

#D5D5A5

accent

#DB4CDC

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5556CA

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

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