#56579B#56579B

#56579B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.107 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56579B
RGB	rgb(86, 87, 155)
HSL	hsl(239, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(239, 45%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.5%, 43.9%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.85, 17.94, -37.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.85, 41.41, 295.67°)
OKLab	oklab(48.84% 0.0205 -0.1055)
OKLCH	oklch(48.84% 0.107 281)
XYZ	xyz(13.1606, 11.1608, 32.4648)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56579B #9B9A56

analogous

#567A9B #56579B #77569B

triadic

#56579B #9B5657 #579B56

tetradic

#56579B #9B567A #9B9A56 #569B77

square

#56579B #9B567A #9B9A56 #569B77

split-complementary

#56579B #9B7756 #7A9B56

monochromatic

#2A2B4C #404174 #56579B #797AB5 #A1A1CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#56579B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#56579B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56579B

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56579B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56579B	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D609E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395B99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#406571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56579b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 87, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.107 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8986b9',
    500: '#56579b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56579b;
$custom-light: #8986b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56579b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.13,
    "s": 28.631,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4884,
    "c": 0.10746,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.11161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56579B

secondary

#B8B895

accent

#C363C5

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #56579B

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

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