#556AA6#556AA6

#556AA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.098 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556AA6
RGB	rgb(85, 106, 166)
HSL	hsl(224, 32%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(224, 49%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 36.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.62, 9.20, -34.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.62, 35.92, 284.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.44% -0.0028 -0.0978)
OKLCH	oklch(53.44% 0.098 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.7811, 14.9916, 38.1311)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556AA6 #A69155

analogous

#5593A6 #556AA6 #6955A6

triadic

#556AA6 #A6556A #6AA655

tetradic

#556AA6 #A65593 #A69155 #55A669

square

#556AA6 #A65593 #A69155 #55A669

split-complementary

#556AA6 #A66955 #93A655

monochromatic

#2C3655 #40507E #556AA6 #7C8DBC #A5B0D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#556AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#556AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556AA6

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556AA6	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5370A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B69A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#347780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 106, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.098 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8994c0',
    500: '#556aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556aa6;
$custom-light: #8994c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.444,
    "s": 32.271,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53442,
    "c": 0.09788,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556AA6

secondary

#BEB499

accent

#AD5FC8

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #556AA6

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

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