#5656AE#5656AE

#5656AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.137 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5656AE
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 174)
HSL	hsl(240, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(240, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 50.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.72, 24.54, -47.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.72, 53.23, 297.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.86% 0.0243 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(49.86% 0.137 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.8032, 11.6892, 41.5124)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5656AE #AEAE56

analogous

#5682AE #5656AE #8256AE

triadic

#5656AE #AE5656 #56AE56

tetradic

#5656AE #AE5682 #AEAE56 #56AE82

square

#5656AE #AE5682 #AEAE56 #56AE82

split-complementary

#5656AE #AE8256 #82AE56

monochromatic

#2D2D5D #404086 #5656AE #7F7FC2 #A9A9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#5656AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#5656AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5656AE

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5656AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5656AE	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C63B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34697A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5656ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.137 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c85c7',
    500: '#5656ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5656ae;
$custom-light: #8c85c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5656ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 35.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49862,
    "c": 0.13673,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5656AE

secondary

#C3C39C

accent

#CB5DCB

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5656AE

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

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