#556299#556299

#556299 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.089 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556299
RGB	rgb(85, 98, 153)
HSL	hsl(229, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(229, 44%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 35.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 10.12, -31.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 33.19, 287.75°)
OKLab	oklab(50.98% 0.0043 -0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(50.98% 0.089 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.8620, 12.9658, 31.9031)
Luminance	0.1297 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556299 #998C55

analogous

#558499 #556299 #6A5599

triadic

#556299 #995562 #629955

tetradic

#556299 #995584 #998C55 #55996A

square

#556299 #995584 #998C55 #55996A

split-complementary

#556299 #996A55 #849955

monochromatic

#29304A #3F4972 #556299 #7783B4 #9FA7CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#556299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#556299 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556299

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556299	1.00	5.84	3.59	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E689B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496298

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E6D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 98, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.089 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888eb7',
    500: '#556299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556299;
$custom-light: #888eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.529,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5098,
    "c": 0.08892,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556299

secondary

#B7B093

accent

#B263C5

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C11

muted

#7D7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #556299

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

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