#556AE6#556AE6

#556AE6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.188 H 271.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556AE6
RGB	rgb(85, 106, 230)
HSL	hsl(231, 74%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(231, 63%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(63%, 53.9%, 0%, 9.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.44, 30.33, -65.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.44, 72.12, 294.87°)
OKLab	oklab(57.57% 0.0063 -0.1879)
OKLCH	oklch(57.57% 0.188 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.1785, 17.9505, 77.0909)
Luminance	0.1795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556AE6 #E6D155

analogous

#55B3E6 #556AE6 #8955E6

triadic

#556AE6 #E6556A #6AE655

tetradic

#556AE6 #E655B3 #E6D155 #55E689

square

#556AE6 #E655B3 #E6D155 #55E689

split-complementary

#556AE6 #E68955 #B3E655

monochromatic

#192DA8 #213CDD #556AE6 #8A99EE #C0C8F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#556AE6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#556AE6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #556AE6

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556AE6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##556AE6	1.00	4.57	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B7CEA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FE3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00879E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556ae6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 106, 230);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.188 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9394ef',
    500: '#556ae6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556ae6;
$custom-light: #9394ef;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556ae6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 230
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.31,
    "s": 74.359,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57574,
    "c": 0.18804,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556AE6

secondary

#E6DEB1

accent

#BA0FD6

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F1FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #556AE6

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

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