#556FA2#556FA2

#556FA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.086 H 263.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556FA2
RGB	rgb(85, 111, 162)
HSL	hsl(220, 31%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(220, 48%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.5%, 31.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 4.87, -30.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 30.83, 279.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.33% -0.0103 -0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(54.33% 0.086 263.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.9502, 15.9078, 36.4054)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556FA2 #A28855

analogous

#5595A2 #556FA2 #6155A2

triadic

#556FA2 #A2556F #6FA255

tetradic

#556FA2 #A25595 #A28855 #55A261

square

#556FA2 #A25595 #A28855 #55A261

split-complementary

#556FA2 #A26155 #95A255

monochromatic

#2B3852 #40537A #556FA2 #7B90BA #A3B2CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#556FA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#556FA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556FA2

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556FA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556FA2	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C73A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546CA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#367A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556fa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 111, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.086 263.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8998bd',
    500: '#556fa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556fa2;
$custom-light: #8998bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556fa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.74,
    "s": 31.174,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54333,
    "c": 0.08601,
    "h": 263.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556FA2

secondary

#BCAF97

accent

#A560C7

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #556FA2

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

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