#556483#556483

#556483 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.053 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556483
RGB	rgb(85, 100, 131)
HSL	hsl(220, 21%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(220, 35%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 23.7%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.28, 2.36, -19.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.28, 19.22, 277.06°)
OKLab	oklab(50.32% -0.0051 -0.0528)
OKLCH	oklch(50.32% 0.053 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.3990, 12.6838, 23.2632)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556483 #837455

analogous

#557B83 #556483 #5D5583

triadic

#556483 #835564 #648355

tetradic

#556483 #83557B #837455 #55835D

square

#556483 #83557B #837455 #55835D

split-complementary

#556483 #835D55 #7B8355

monochromatic

#252B39 #3D485E #556483 #7282A3 #97A3BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#556483 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#556483 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556483

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556483	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556483	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6684

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556282

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#476A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556483;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 100, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.053 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8690a7',
    500: '#556483',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556483;
$custom-light: #8690a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556483",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.435,
    "s": 21.296,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50316,
    "c": 0.053,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556483

secondary

#A99F8B

accent

#A26ABE

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0C0F

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #556483

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

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