#556FA0#556FA0

#556FA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.083 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556FA0
RGB	rgb(85, 111, 160)
HSL	hsl(219, 31%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(219, 47%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 30.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, 4.25, -29.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 29.72, 278.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.23% -0.0108 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(54.23% 0.083 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.7739, 15.8373, 35.4766)
Luminance	0.1584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556FA0 #A08655

analogous

#5594A0 #556FA0 #6055A0

triadic

#556FA0 #A0556F #6FA055

tetradic

#556FA0 #A05594 #A08655 #55A060

square

#556FA0 #A05594 #A08655 #55A060

split-complementary

#556FA0 #A06055 #94A055

monochromatic

#2B3850 #405378 #556FA0 #7A90B8 #A2B1CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#556FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#556FA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556FA0

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556FA0	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D73A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556C9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#387980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 111, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.083 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8998bc',
    500: '#556fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556fa0;
$custom-light: #8998bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.2,
    "s": 30.612,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5423,
    "c": 0.08313,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556FA0

secondary

#BBAE96

accent

#A461C7

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #556FA0

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

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