#56566C#56566C

#56566C is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.036 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56566C
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 108)
HSL	hsl(240, 11%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(240, 20%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 20.4%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.33, 5.16, -12.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.33, 13.59, 292.33°)
OKLab	oklab(46.17% 0.0092 -0.0343)
OKLCH	oklch(46.17% 0.036 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.8717, 9.7166, 15.5398)
Luminance	0.0972 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56566C #6C6C56

analogous

#56616C #56566C #61566C

triadic

#56566C #6C5656 #566C56

tetradic

#56566C #6C5661 #6C6C56 #566C61

square

#56566C #6C5661 #6C6C56 #566C61

split-complementary

#56566C #6C6156 #616C56

monochromatic

#202028 #3B3B4A #56566C #71718E #9393A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#56566C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#56566C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56566C

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56566C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56566C	1.00	7.13	2.94	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51586D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50576B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56566c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.036 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868596',
    500: '#56566c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56566c;
$custom-light: #868596;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56566c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 11.34,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46165,
    "c": 0.03552,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56566C

secondary

#989886

accent

#B474B4

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFEFF1

border

#CACACB

text

#0B0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #56566C

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →