#556BAD#556BAD

#556BAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.107 H 268.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556BAD
RGB	rgb(85, 107, 173)
HSL	hsl(225, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(225, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 38.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.26, 10.80, -37.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.26, 39.34, 285.94°)
OKLab	oklab(54.05% -0.0024 -0.1069)
OKLCH	oklch(54.05% 0.107 268.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.5444, 15.4627, 41.6399)
Luminance	0.1546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556BAD #AD9755

analogous

#5597AD #556BAD #6B55AD

triadic

#556BAD #AD556B #6BAD55

tetradic

#556BAD #AD5597 #AD9755 #55AD6B

square

#556BAD #AD5597 #AD9755 #55AD6B

split-complementary

#556BAD #AD6B55 #97AD55

monochromatic

#2C385B #405185 #556BAD #7E8FC1 #A8B3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#556BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#556BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556BAD

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556BAD	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5172B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F7984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 107, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.107 268.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95c6',
    500: '#556bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556bad;
$custom-light: #8a95c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 34.921,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54053,
    "c": 0.10689,
    "h": 268.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556BAD

secondary

#C2B99B

accent

#AF5DCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #556BAD

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

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