#556DA5#556DA5

#556DA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.093 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556DA5
RGB	rgb(85, 109, 165)
HSL	hsl(222, 32%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(222, 48%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.5%, 33.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 7.03, -32.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 33.62, 282.07°)
OKLab	oklab(54.05% -0.0069 -0.0925)
OKLCH	oklch(54.05% 0.093 265.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.0043, 15.5842, 37.7547)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556DA5 #A58D55

analogous

#5595A5 #556DA5 #6555A5

triadic

#556DA5 #A5556D #6DA555

tetradic

#556DA5 #A55595 #A58D55 #55A565

square

#556DA5 #A55595 #A58D55 #55A565

split-complementary

#556DA5 #A56555 #95A555

monochromatic

#2B3854 #40527D #556DA5 #7C8FBB #A4B1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#556DA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#556DA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556DA5

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556DA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556DA5	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5872A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506BA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#357981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556da5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 109, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.093 265.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8996c0',
    500: '#556da5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556da5;
$custom-light: #8996c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556da5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222,
    "s": 32,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54047,
    "c": 0.09272,
    "h": 265.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556DA5

secondary

#BEB298

accent

#A960C8

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #556DA5

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

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