#56538B#56538B
#56538B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.089 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56538B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 83, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 25%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(243, 40%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.1%, 40.3%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.89, 15.64, -30.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.89, 34.50, 296.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.07% 0.0229 -0.0863) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.07% 0.089 284.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5899, 10.0286, 25.7462) |
| Luminance | 0.1003 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 2.03
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 3.13
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 7.36
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 7.47
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.53
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 8.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56538B #888B53
analogous
#536C8B #56538B #72538B
triadic
#56538B #8B5653 #538B56
tetradic
#56538B #8B536C #888B53 #538B72
square
#56538B #8B536C #888B53 #538B72
split-complementary
#56538B #8B7253 #6C8B53
monochromatic
#27253E #3E3C65 #56538B #7471AA #9A97C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#56538B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.01
#56538B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #56538B
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56538B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56538B | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.01 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#415B8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F588A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#485E68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56538b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 83, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.089 284.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8883ad',
500: '#56538b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56538b; $custom-light: #8883ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56538b",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 83,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 243.214,
"s": 25.225,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47066,
"c": 0.08934,
"h": 284.9
},
"luminance": 0.10029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56538B
secondary
#ACAE8C
accent
#C266BD
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#F0EFF4
border
#CBCACE
text
#0B0A10
muted
#7C7C7F