#56538C#56538C

#56538C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.091 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56538C
RGB	rgb(86, 83, 140)
HSL	hsl(243, 26%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(243, 41%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 40.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 15.94, -31.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 35.11, 297.00°)
OKLab	oklab(47.12% 0.0231 -0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(47.12% 0.091 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.6633, 10.0580, 26.1327)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56538C #898C53

analogous

#536C8C #56538C #72538C

triadic

#56538C #8C5653 #538C56

tetradic

#56538C #8C536C #898C53 #538C72

square

#56538C #8C536C #898C53 #538C72

split-complementary

#56538C #8C7253 #6C8C53

monochromatic

#27253F #3E3C66 #56538C #7471AB #9A98C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#56538C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#56538C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56538C

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56538C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56538C	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#405B8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E588B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#475E69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56538c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 83, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.091 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8883ae',
    500: '#56538c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56538c;
$custom-light: #8883ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56538c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.158,
    "s": 25.561,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47123,
    "c": 0.09087,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56538C

secondary

#ADAF8C

accent

#C266BD

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#F0EFF4

border

#CBCACE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #56538C

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

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