#556EA9#556EA9

#556EA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.097 H 265.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556EA9
RGB	rgb(85, 110, 169)
HSL	hsl(222, 33%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(222, 50%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 34.9%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 7.68, -34.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 35.31, 282.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.48% -0.0071 -0.0971)
OKLCH	oklch(54.48% 0.097 265.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.4813, 15.9467, 39.7380)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556EA9 #A99055

analogous

#5598A9 #556EA9 #6655A9

triadic

#556EA9 #A9556E #6EA955

tetradic

#556EA9 #A95598 #A99055 #55A966

square

#556EA9 #A95598 #A99055 #55A966

split-complementary

#556EA9 #A96655 #98A955

monochromatic

#2C3958 #415380 #556EA9 #7D91BE #A6B3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#556EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#556EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556EA9

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556EA9	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5873AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#317B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.097 265.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a97c3',
    500: '#556ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556ea9;
$custom-light: #8a97c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.143,
    "s": 33.071,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54484,
    "c": 0.09733,
    "h": 265.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15948
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556EA9

secondary

#C0B59A

accent

#A95FC9

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #556EA9

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

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