#556EA2#556EA2

#556EA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.087 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556EA2
RGB	rgb(85, 110, 162)
HSL	hsl(221, 31%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(221, 48%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.5%, 32.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.57, 5.48, -30.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.57, 31.38, 280.06°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% -0.009 -0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.087 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.8417, 15.6908, 36.3693)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556EA2 #A28955

analogous

#5594A2 #556EA2 #6255A2

triadic

#556EA2 #A2556E #6EA255

tetradic

#556EA2 #A25594 #A28955 #55A262

square

#556EA2 #A25594 #A28955 #55A262

split-complementary

#556EA2 #A26255 #94A255

monochromatic

#2B3752 #40537A #556EA2 #7B8FBA #A3B1CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#556EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#556EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556EA2

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556EA2	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B72A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526BA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#367981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.087 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8997bd',
    500: '#556ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556ea2;
$custom-light: #8997bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.519,
    "s": 31.174,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5411,
    "c": 0.08716,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556EA2

secondary

#BCB097

accent

#A660C7

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #556EA2

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

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