#556AA2#556AA2

#556AA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.092 H 267.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556AA2
RGB	rgb(85, 106, 162)
HSL	hsl(224, 31%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(224, 48%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.5%, 34.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.42, 7.94, -32.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.42, 33.64, 283.65°)
OKLab	oklab(53.22% -0.0038 -0.0919)
OKLCH	oklch(53.22% 0.092 267.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.4198, 14.8471, 36.2287)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556AA2 #A28D55

analogous

#5590A2 #556AA2 #6655A2

triadic

#556AA2 #A2556A #6AA255

tetradic

#556AA2 #A25590 #A28D55 #55A266

square

#556AA2 #A25590 #A28D55 #55A266

split-complementary

#556AA2 #A26655 #90A255

monochromatic

#2B3552 #40507A #556AA2 #7B8CBA #A3AFCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#556AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#556AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556AA2

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556AA2	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556FA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D68A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37767E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 106, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.092 267.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8994be',
    500: '#556aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556aa2;
$custom-light: #8994be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.636,
    "s": 31.174,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53223,
    "c": 0.09199,
    "h": 267.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556AA2

secondary

#BCB297

accent

#AB60C7

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #556AA2

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

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