#5656BE#5656BE

#5656BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.159 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5656BE
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 190)
HSL	hsl(240, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(240, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 54.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 29.68, -54.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 62.43, 298.38°)
OKLab	oklab(50.99% 0.0253 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(50.99% 0.159 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.4569, 12.3507, 50.2219)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5656BE #BEBE56

analogous

#568ABE #5656BE #8A56BE

triadic

#5656BE #BE5656 #56BE56

tetradic

#5656BE #BE568A #BEBE56 #56BE8A

square

#5656BE #BE568A #BEBE56 #56BE8A

split-complementary

#5656BE #BE8A56 #8ABE56

monochromatic

#2B2B6F #3C3C9B #5656BE #8282CF #AEAEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#5656BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#5656BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5656BE

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5656BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5656BE	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1367C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#246E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5656be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.159 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e85d2',
    500: '#5656be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5656be;
$custom-light: #8e85d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5656be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50985,
    "c": 0.15921,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5656BE

secondary

#CECEA2

accent

#D454D4

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5656BE

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

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