#5656BB#5656BB

#5656BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.155 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5656BB
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 187)
HSL	hsl(240, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(240, 54%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 54%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.57, 28.71, -53.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.57, 60.72, 298.22°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% 0.0252 -0.153)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.155 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.1324, 12.2209, 48.5129)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5656BB #BBBB56

analogous

#5688BB #5656BB #8856BB

triadic

#5656BB #BB5656 #56BB56

tetradic

#5656BB #BB5688 #BBBB56 #56BB88

square

#5656BB #BB5688 #BBBB56 #56BB88

split-complementary

#5656BB #BB8856 #88BB56

monochromatic

#2B2B6B #3D3D97 #5656BB #8282CD #ADADDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#5656BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#5656BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5656BB

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5656BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5656BB	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A66BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#035EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#286D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5656bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.155 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e85d0',
    500: '#5656bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5656bb;
$custom-light: #8e85d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5656bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 42.616,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50769,
    "c": 0.15507,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5656BB

secondary

#CCCCA1

accent

#D255D2

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5656BB

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

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