#556CA2#556CA2

#556CA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.090 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556CA2
RGB	rgb(85, 108, 162)
HSL	hsl(222, 31%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(222, 48%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.99, 6.71, -31.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.99, 32.49, 281.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.67% -0.0064 -0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(53.67% 0.09 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.6284, 15.2641, 36.2982)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556CA2 #A28B55

analogous

#5592A2 #556CA2 #6455A2

triadic

#556CA2 #A2556C #6CA255

tetradic

#556CA2 #A25592 #A28B55 #55A264

square

#556CA2 #A25592 #A28B55 #55A264

split-complementary

#556CA2 #A26455 #92A255

monochromatic

#2B3652 #40517A #556CA2 #7B8DBA #A3B0CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#556CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#556CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556CA2

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556CA2	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5871A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506AA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37777F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 108, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.090 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8995be',
    500: '#556ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556ca2;
$custom-light: #8995be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.078,
    "s": 31.174,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53665,
    "c": 0.08953,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556CA2

secondary

#BCB197

accent

#A960C7

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #556CA2

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

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