#556B89#556B89

#556B89 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.054 H 256.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556B89
RGB	rgb(85, 107, 137)
HSL	hsl(215, 23%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(215, 38%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(38%, 21.9%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.59, -0.18, -19.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.59, 19.13, 269.46°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% -0.0129 -0.0529)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.055 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5180, 14.2522, 25.7007)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556B89 #897355

analogous

#558589 #556B89 #595589

triadic

#556B89 #89556B #6B8955

tetradic

#556B89 #895585 #897355 #558959

square

#556B89 #895585 #897355 #558959

split-complementary

#556B89 #895955 #858955

monochromatic

#26303D #3E4E63 #556B89 #738AA8 #99A9C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#556B89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#556B89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556B89

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556B89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556B89	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606C8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6788

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#447175

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556b89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 107, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.054 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8795ab',
    500: '#556b89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556b89;
$custom-light: #8795ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556b89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.615,
    "s": 23.423,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52205,
    "c": 0.0545,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556B89

secondary

#AD9F8D

accent

#9B68C0

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF1F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0D10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #556B89

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

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