#556AA5#556AA5

#556AA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.096 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556AA5
RGB	rgb(85, 106, 165)
HSL	hsl(224, 32%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(224, 48%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.5%, 35.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.57, 8.88, -34.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.57, 35.35, 284.55°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% -0.0031 -0.0964)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.096 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.6897, 14.9550, 37.6499)
Luminance	0.1496 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556AA5 #A59055

analogous

#5592A5 #556AA5 #6855A5

triadic

#556AA5 #A5556A #6AA555

tetradic

#556AA5 #A55592 #A59055 #55A568

square

#556AA5 #A55592 #A59055 #55A568

split-complementary

#556AA5 #A56855 #92A555

monochromatic

#2B3654 #40507D #556AA5 #7C8CBB #A4B0D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#556AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#556AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556AA5

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556AA5	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5470A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C69A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#357680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 106, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.096 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8994c0',
    500: '#556aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556aa5;
$custom-light: #8994c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.25,
    "s": 32,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53387,
    "c": 0.09641,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556AA5

secondary

#BEB498

accent

#AD60C8

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #556AA5

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

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