#5656BA#5656BA

#5656BA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.154 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5656BA
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 186)
HSL	hsl(240, 42%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(240, 54%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 53.8%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, 28.39, -53.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 60.15, 298.16°)
OKLab	oklab(50.7% 0.0251 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(50.7% 0.154 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.0257, 12.1782, 47.9510)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5656BA #BABA56

analogous

#5688BA #5656BA #8856BA

triadic

#5656BA #BA5656 #56BA56

tetradic

#5656BA #BA5688 #BABA56 #56BA88

square

#5656BA #BA5688 #BABA56 #56BA88

split-complementary

#5656BA #BA8856 #88BA56

monochromatic

#2B2B6A #3D3D96 #5656BA #8181CC #ADADDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#5656BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#5656BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5656BA

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5656BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5656BA	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C66BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#085EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#296D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5656ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.154 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d85cf',
    500: '#5656ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5656ba;
$custom-light: #8d85cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5656ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 42.017,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50697,
    "c": 0.15367,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5656BA

secondary

#CBCBA0

accent

#D256D2

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5656BA

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

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