#556AE0#556AE0

#556AE0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.180 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556AE0
RGB	rgb(85, 106, 224)
HSL	hsl(231, 69%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(231, 62%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 52.7%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, 28.31, -62.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 68.80, 294.30°)
OKLab	oklab(57.14% 0.006 -0.1799)
OKLCH	oklch(57.14% 0.18 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.3504, 17.6193, 72.7296)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556AE0 #E0CB55

analogous

#55B0E0 #556AE0 #8555E0

triadic

#556AE0 #E0556A #6AE055

tetradic

#556AE0 #E055B0 #E0CB55 #55E085

square

#556AE0 #E055B0 #E0CB55 #55E085

split-complementary

#556AE0 #E08555 #B0E055

monochromatic

#1D309E #2640D2 #556AE0 #8997E9 #BDC5F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#556AE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#556AE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556AE0

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556AE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556AE0	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E7BE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00869B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556ae0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 106, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.180 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9294ea',
    500: '#556ae0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556ae0;
$custom-light: #9294ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556ae0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.935,
    "s": 69.154,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57141,
    "c": 0.18001,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556AE0

secondary

#E3DBAE

accent

#B514D1

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F1FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #556AE0

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

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