#5656EE#5656EE

#5656EE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.222 H 276.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5656EE
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 238)
HSL	hsl(240, 82%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(240, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 63.9%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 45.22, -76.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 88.91, 300.57°)
OKLab	oklab(54.77% 0.0239 -0.2208)
OKLCH	oklch(54.77% 0.222 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.5931, 14.8052, 82.5394)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5656EE #EEEE56

analogous

#56A2EE #5656EE #A256EE

triadic

#5656EE #EE5656 #56EE56

tetradic

#5656EE #EE56A2 #EEEE56 #56EEA2

square

#5656EE #EE56A2 #EEEE56 #56EEA2

split-complementary

#5656EE #EEA256 #A2EE56

monochromatic

#1212B7 #1E1EE8 #5656EE #8E8EF4 #C5C5F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#5656EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#5656EE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5656EE

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5656EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5656EE	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5656ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.222 276.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9686f5',
    500: '#5656ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5656ee;
$custom-light: #9686f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5656ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 81.72,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54765,
    "c": 0.22205,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5656EE

secondary

#EBEBB5

accent

#DE07DE

background

#FAF8FF

surface

#F3EFFF

border

#CDCAD7

text

#0F0B17

muted

#7F7C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #5656EE

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

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