#556BCA#556BCA

#556BCA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.148 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556BCA
RGB	rgb(85, 107, 202)
HSL	hsl(229, 52%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(229, 58%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 47%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.89, 20.31, -52.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.89, 55.84, 291.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.0028 -0.1485)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.148 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6611, 16.7094, 58.0548)
Luminance	0.1671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556BCA #CAB455

analogous

#55A6CA #556BCA #7A55CA

triadic

#556BCA #CA556B #6BCA55

tetradic

#556BCA #CA55A6 #CAB455 #55CA7A

square

#556BCA #CA55A6 #CAB455 #55CA7A

split-complementary

#556BCA #CA7A55 #A6CA55

monochromatic

#27377D #364CAC #556BCA #8494D9 #B2BCE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#556BCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#556BCA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556BCA

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556BCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556BCA	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E77CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008091

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556bca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 107, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.148 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e95db',
    500: '#556bca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556bca;
$custom-light: #8e95db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556bca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.718,
    "s": 52.466,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55831,
    "c": 0.14849,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556BCA

secondary

#D5CCA5

accent

#C14CDC

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #556BCA

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

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