#556DA2#556DA2

#556DA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.088 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556DA2
RGB	rgb(85, 109, 162)
HSL	hsl(221, 31%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(221, 48%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.5%, 32.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.28, 6.09, -31.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.28, 31.93, 281.00°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% -0.0077 -0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.088 265)
XYZ	xyz(15.7344, 15.4762, 36.3335)
Luminance	0.1548 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556DA2 #A28A55

analogous

#5593A2 #556DA2 #6355A2

triadic

#556DA2 #A2556D #6DA255

tetradic

#556DA2 #A25593 #A28A55 #55A263

square

#556DA2 #A25593 #A28A55 #55A263

split-complementary

#556DA2 #A26355 #93A255

monochromatic

#2B3752 #40527A #556DA2 #7B8EBA #A3B0CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#556DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#556DA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556DA2

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556DA2	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5971A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516AA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#377880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 109, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.088 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8996be',
    500: '#556da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556da2;
$custom-light: #8996be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.299,
    "s": 31.174,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53887,
    "c": 0.08834,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.15477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556DA2

secondary

#BCB097

accent

#A760C7

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #556DA2

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

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