#5656AF#5656AF

#5656AF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.138 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5656AF
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 175)
HSL	hsl(240, 36%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(240, 51%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 50.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.78, 24.86, -47.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.78, 53.81, 297.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.93% 0.0244 -0.136)
OKLCH	oklch(49.93% 0.138 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.9010, 11.7283, 42.0277)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5656AF #AFAF56

analogous

#5682AF #5656AF #8256AF

triadic

#5656AF #AF5656 #56AF56

tetradic

#5656AF #AF5682 #AFAF56 #56AF82

square

#5656AF #AF5682 #AFAF56 #56AF82

split-complementary

#5656AF #AF8256 #82AF56

monochromatic

#2D2D5E #404088 #5656AF #8080C3 #A9A9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#5656AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#5656AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5656AF

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5656AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5656AF	1.00	6.28	3.35	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B64B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33697A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5656af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.138 280.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5656af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 35.743,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4993,
    "c": 0.13817,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5656AF

secondary

#C4C49D

accent

#CC5CCC

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0D0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5656AF

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →