#5656CF#5656CF

#5656CF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.182 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5656CF
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 207)
HSL	hsl(240, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(240, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 58.5%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.97, 35.19, -62.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.97, 72.01, 299.25°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% 0.0255 -0.1804)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.182 278)
XYZ	xyz(18.4244, 13.1377, 60.5843)
Luminance	0.1314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5656CF #CFCF56

analogous

#5693CF #5656CF #9356CF

triadic

#5656CF #CF5656 #56CF56

tetradic

#5656CF #CF5693 #CFCF56 #56CF93

square

#5656CF #CF5693 #CFCF56 #56CF93

split-complementary

#5656CF #CF9356 #93CF56

monochromatic

#262685 #3333B5 #5656CF #8686DD #B5B5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#5656CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#5656CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5656CF

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5656CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5656CF	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00738A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5656cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.182 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9186de',
    500: '#5656cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5656cf;
$custom-light: #9186de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5656cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 55.76,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52259,
    "c": 0.18222,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.13139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5656CF

secondary

#D9D9A8

accent

#DF49DF

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0E0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5656CF

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

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