#556EDE#556EDE

#556EDE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.172 H 270.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556EDE
RGB	rgb(85, 110, 222)
HSL	hsl(229, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(229, 62%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 50.5%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.92, 25.16, -60.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.92, 65.19, 292.70°)
OKLab	oklab(57.77% 0.002 -0.1723)
OKLCH	oklch(57.77% 0.172 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.5026, 18.3552, 71.4501)
Luminance	0.1836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556EDE #DEC555

analogous

#55B3DE #556EDE #8055DE

triadic

#556EDE #DE556E #6EDE55

tetradic

#556EDE #DE55B3 #DEC555 #55DE80

square

#556EDE #DE55B3 #DEC555 #55DE80

split-complementary

#556EDE #DE8055 #B3DE55

monochromatic

#1E359B #2846CE #556EDE #889AE8 #BCC5F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#556EDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#556EDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #556EDE

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556EDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##556EDE	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F7DE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0371DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00889C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556ede;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.172 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9197e9',
    500: '#556ede',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556ede;
$custom-light: #9197e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556ede",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.051,
    "s": 67.488,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57773,
    "c": 0.1723,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556EDE

secondary

#E2D8AD

accent

#AE16CF

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F2FD

border

#CCCCD5

text

#0E0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #556EDE

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

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