#56539C#56539C

#56539C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.115 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56539C
RGB	rgb(86, 83, 156)
HSL	hsl(242, 31%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(242, 47%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.9%, 46.8%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.84, 20.78, -39.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.84, 44.66, 297.73°)
OKLab	oklab(48.09% 0.0259 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(48.09% 0.115 283)
XYZ	xyz(12.9300, 10.5647, 32.8039)
Luminance	0.1056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56539C #999C53

analogous

#53759C #56539C #7B539C

triadic

#56539C #9C5653 #539C56

tetradic

#56539C #9C5375 #999C53 #539C7B

square

#56539C #9C5375 #999C53 #539C7B

split-complementary

#56539C #9C7B53 #759C53

monochromatic

#2A284C #403E74 #56539C #7976B6 #A09ECB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#56539C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#56539C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56539C

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56539C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56539C	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365E9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#33599A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#406270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56539c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 83, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.115 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a83b9',
    500: '#56539c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56539c;
$custom-light: #8a83b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56539c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.466,
    "s": 30.544,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4809,
    "c": 0.11493,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.10565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56539C

secondary

#B7B992

accent

#C761C3

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0A11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #56539C

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

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