#556E8D#556E8D

#556E8D is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.057 H 254.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556E8D
RGB	rgb(85, 110, 141)
HSL	hsl(213, 25%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(213, 40%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 22%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.64, -0.83, -19.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.64, 19.92, 267.60°)
OKLab	oklab(53.08% -0.0157 -0.0551)
OKLCH	oklch(53.08% 0.057 254.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1284, 15.0055, 27.3460)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556E8D #8D7455

analogous

#558A8D #556E8D #58558D

triadic

#556E8D #8D556E #6E8D55

tetradic

#556E8D #8D558A #8D7455 #558D58

square

#556E8D #8D558A #8D7455 #558D58

split-complementary

#556E8D #8D5855 #8A8D55

monochromatic

#273241 #3E5067 #556E8D #748DAB #9AACC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#556E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#556E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556E8D

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556E8D	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626F8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6A8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#427578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.057 254.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8797ae',
    500: '#556e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556e8d;
$custom-light: #8797ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.214,
    "s": 24.779,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53083,
    "c": 0.05733,
    "h": 254.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556E8D

secondary

#B0A18E

accent

#9967C1

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#F0F2F4

border

#CBCCCE

text

#0B0D10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #556E8D

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

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