#556BAE#556BAE

#556BAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.108 H 268.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556BAE
RGB	rgb(85, 107, 174)
HSL	hsl(225, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(225, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 38.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 11.13, -38.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 39.91, 286.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% -0.0022 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.108 268.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.6415, 15.5016, 42.1514)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556BAE #AE9855

analogous

#5597AE #556BAE #6B55AE

triadic

#556BAE #AE556B #6BAE55

tetradic

#556BAE #AE5597 #AE9855 #55AE6B

square

#556BAE #AE5597 #AE9855 #55AE6B

split-complementary

#556BAE #AE6B55 #97AE55

monochromatic

#2C385D #405186 #556BAE #7E8FC2 #A8B3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#556BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#556BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556BAE

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556BAE	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5172B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E7984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 107, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.108 268.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.169,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5411,
    "c": 0.10834,
    "h": 268.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556BAE

secondary

#C3B99C

accent

#B05CCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #556BAE

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

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