#5656CE#5656CE

#5656CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.181 H 278.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5656CE
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 206)
HSL	hsl(240, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(240, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 58.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.90, 34.87, -62.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.90, 71.45, 299.21°)
OKLab	oklab(52.18% 0.0255 -0.1791)
OKLCH	oklch(52.18% 0.181 278.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.3026, 13.0889, 59.9425)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5656CE #CECE56

analogous

#5692CE #5656CE #9256CE

triadic

#5656CE #CE5656 #56CE56

tetradic

#5656CE #CE5692 #CECE56 #56CE92

square

#5656CE #CE5692 #CECE56 #56CE92

split-complementary

#5656CE #CE9256 #92CE56

monochromatic

#262683 #3434B3 #5656CE #8585DC #B5B5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#5656CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#5656CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5656CE

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5656CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5656CE	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00738A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5656ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.181 278.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9086de',
    500: '#5656ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5656ce;
$custom-light: #9086de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5656ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 55.046,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52182,
    "c": 0.18089,
    "h": 278.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5656CE

secondary

#D8D8A8

accent

#DE49DE

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0E0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5656CE

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

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