#556DCA#556DCA

#556DCA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.146 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556DCA
RGB	rgb(85, 109, 202)
HSL	hsl(228, 52%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(228, 58%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 46%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.42, 19.07, -51.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.42, 54.60, 290.44°)
OKLab	oklab(56.24% 0.0007 -0.1459)
OKLCH	oklch(56.24% 0.146 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8721, 17.1313, 58.1251)
Luminance	0.1713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556DCA #CAB255

analogous

#55A8CA #556DCA #7855CA

triadic

#556DCA #CA556D #6DCA55

tetradic

#556DCA #CA55A8 #CAB255 #55CA78

square

#556DCA #CA55A8 #CAB255 #55CA78

split-complementary

#556DCA #CA7855 #A8CA55

monochromatic

#27397D #364EAC #556DCA #8495D9 #B2BDE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#556DCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#556DCA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556DCA

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556DCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556DCA	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4278CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#316EC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556dca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 109, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.146 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e96db',
    500: '#556dca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556dca;
$custom-light: #8e96db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556dca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.692,
    "s": 52.466,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56237,
    "c": 0.14592,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556DCA

secondary

#D5CCA5

accent

#BE4CDC

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #556DCA

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

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