#5556ED#5556ED

#5556ED is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.221 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#5556ED
RGBrgb(85, 86, 237)
HSLhsl(240, 81%, 63%)
HSVhsv(240, 64%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(64.1%, 63.7%, 0%, 7.1%)
CIE-LABlab(45.22, 44.76, -76.24)
CIE-LCHlch(45.22, 88.40, 300.42°)
OKLaboklab(54.62% 0.0229 -0.2198)
OKLCHoklch(54.62% 0.221 275.9)
XYZxyz(22.3552, 14.6994, 81.7635)
Luminance0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#5556ED #EDEC55
analogous
#55A2ED #5556ED #A055ED
triadic
#5556ED #ED5556 #56ED55
tetradic
#5556ED #ED55A2 #EDEC55 #55EDA0
square
#5556ED #ED55A2 #EDEC55 #55EDA0
split-complementary
#5556ED #EDA055 #A2ED55
monochromatic
#1314B4 #1E1FE7 #5556ED #8C8DF3 #C4C4F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33
#5556ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94
#5556ED on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5556ED
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##5556ED#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##5556ED1.005.333.945.33
#FFFFFF5.331.0021.001.00
#0000003.9421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.331.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0072F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0064EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #5556ed;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 86, 237);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.221 275.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9586f4',
    500: '#5556ed',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #5556ed;
$custom-light: #9586f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#5556ed",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 237
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.605,
    "s": 80.851,
    "l": 63.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54617,
    "c": 0.22102,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#5556ED
secondary
#EAEAB4
accent
#DC08DD
background
#FAF8FF
surface
#F3EFFE
border
#CDCAD6
text
#0F0B17
muted
#7F7C85

Preview Lab

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#5556ED Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva