#56566E#56566E

#56566E is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.039 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56566E
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 110)
HSL	hsl(240, 12%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(240, 22%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 21.8%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.41, 5.68, -13.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.41, 14.82, 292.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.25% 0.0099 -0.0375)
OKLCH	oklch(46.25% 0.039 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.9793, 9.7596, 16.1069)
Luminance	0.0976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56566E #6E6E56

analogous

#56626E #56566E #62566E

triadic

#56566E #6E5656 #566E56

tetradic

#56566E #6E5662 #6E6E56 #566E62

square

#56566E #6E5662 #6E6E56 #566E62

split-complementary

#56566E #6E6256 #626E56

monochromatic

#202029 #3B3B4C #56566E #717190 #9393AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#56566E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#56566E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56566E

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56566E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56566E	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50596F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F576D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515A5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56566e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.039 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868597',
    500: '#56566e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56566e;
$custom-light: #868597;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56566e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 12.245,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46252,
    "c": 0.03874,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56566E

secondary

#999986

accent

#B573B5

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFEFF2

border

#CACACC

text

#0B0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #56566E

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

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