#556ABE#556ABE

#556ABE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.133 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556ABE
RGB	rgb(85, 106, 190)
HSL	hsl(228, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(228, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 44.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.92, 16.96, -46.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.92, 49.65, 289.97°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.0021 -0.1328)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.133 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.1916, 15.9558, 50.8264)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556ABE #BEA955

analogous

#559FBE #556ABE #7555BE

triadic

#556ABE #BE556A #6ABE55

tetradic

#556ABE #BE559F #BEA955 #55BE75

square

#556ABE #BE559F #BEA955 #55BE75

split-complementary

#556ABE #BE7555 #9FBE55

monochromatic

#2A386E #3B4E9B #556ABE #8191CF #AEB8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#556ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#556ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556ABE

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556ABE	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4574C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#386BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B7C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 106, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.133 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c94d2',
    500: '#556abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556abe;
$custom-light: #8c94d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 44.681,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54859,
    "c": 0.13278,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556ABE

secondary

#CEC5A1

accent

#BB53D4

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #556ABE

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

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