#556AAF#556AAF

#556AAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.111 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556AAF
RGB	rgb(85, 106, 175)
HSL	hsl(226, 36%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(226, 51%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 39.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 12.07, -39.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 41.08, 287.08°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% -0.0007 -0.1111)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.111 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.6357, 15.3334, 42.6322)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556AAF #AF9A55

analogous

#5597AF #556AAF #6D55AF

triadic

#556AAF #AF556A #6AAF55

tetradic

#556AAF #AF5597 #AF9A55 #55AF6D

square

#556AAF #AF5597 #AF9A55 #55AF6D

split-complementary

#556AAF #AF6D55 #97AF55

monochromatic

#2C385E #405087 #556AAF #7F8EC3 #A8B3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#556AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#556AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556AAF

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556AAF	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F71B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D7984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 106, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.111 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a94c7',
    500: '#556aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556aaf;
$custom-light: #8a94c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53953,
    "c": 0.11108,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556AAF

secondary

#C4BB9C

accent

#B25CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #556AAF

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

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