#56536F#56536F

#56536F is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.045 H 289.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56536F
RGB	rgb(86, 83, 111)
HSL	hsl(246, 14%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(246, 25%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 25.2%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.58, 7.82, -15.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.58, 17.43, 296.66°)
OKLab	oklab(45.62% 0.015 -0.0428)
OKLCH	oklch(45.62% 0.045 289.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.7996, 9.3125, 16.3170)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56536F #6C6F53

analogous

#535E6F #56536F #64536F

triadic

#56536F #6F5653 #536F56

tetradic

#56536F #6F535E #6C6F53 #536F64

square

#56536F #6F535E #6C6F53 #536F64

split-complementary

#56536F #6F6453 #5E6F53

monochromatic

#201F29 #3B394C #56536F #716D92 #9390AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#56536F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#56536F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56536F

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56536F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56536F	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C5770

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C556E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#51585D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56536f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 83, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.045 289.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868398',
    500: '#56536f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56536f;
$custom-light: #868398;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56536f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.429,
    "s": 14.433,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45622,
    "c": 0.04533,
    "h": 289.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56536F

secondary

#989A84

accent

#B771B0

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFEFF2

border

#CACACC

text

#0B0A0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #56536F

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

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