#5656BF#5656BF

#5656BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.161 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5656BF
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 191)
HSL	hsl(240, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(240, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 55%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.84, 30.00, -55.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.84, 63.00, 298.44°)
OKLab	oklab(51.06% 0.0253 -0.1586)
OKLCH	oklch(51.06% 0.161 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.5666, 12.3945, 50.7995)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5656BF #BFBF56

analogous

#568BBF #5656BF #8B56BF

triadic

#5656BF #BF5656 #56BF56

tetradic

#5656BF #BF568B #BFBF56 #56BF8B

square

#5656BF #BF568B #BFBF56 #56BF8B

split-complementary

#5656BF #BF8B56 #8BBF56

monochromatic

#2A2A70 #3B3B9D #5656BF #8282D0 #AFAFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#5656BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#5656BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5656BF

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5656BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5656BF	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1067C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#236E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5656bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.161 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e85d3',
    500: '#5656bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5656bf;
$custom-light: #8e85d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5656bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 45.064,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51058,
    "c": 0.16059,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5656BF

secondary

#CFCFA2

accent

#D553D5

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5656BF

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

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