#556FED#556FED

#556FED is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.191 H 270.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556FED
RGB	rgb(85, 111, 237)
HSL	hsl(230, 81%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(230, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 53.2%, 0%, 7.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.17, 29.61, -66.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.17, 72.85, 293.98°)
OKLab	oklab(59.03% 0.0023 -0.1912)
OKLCH	oklch(59.03% 0.191 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.7117, 19.4124, 82.5490)
Luminance	0.1941 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556FED #EDD355

analogous

#55BBED #556FED #8755ED

triadic

#556FED #ED556F #6FED55

tetradic

#556FED #ED55BB #EDD355 #55ED87

square

#556FED #ED55BB #EDD355 #55ED87

split-complementary

#556FED #ED8755 #BBED55

monochromatic

#132FB4 #1E40E7 #556FED #8C9EF3 #C4CDF9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#556FED on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#556FED on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #556FED

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556FED	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##556FED	1.00	4.30	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1581F1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0073EA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008DA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556fed;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 111, 237);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.191 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9498f4',
    500: '#556fed',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556fed;
$custom-light: #9498f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556fed",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 237
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.737,
    "s": 80.851,
    "l": 63.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59025,
    "c": 0.1912,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556FED

secondary

#EAE1B4

accent

#B908DD

background

#F9F9FF

surface

#F2F2FE

border

#CCCCD6

text

#0E0D17

muted

#7E7E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #556FED

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

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