#56596D#56596D

#56596D is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.033 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56596D
RGB	rgb(86, 89, 109)
HSL	hsl(232, 12%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(232, 21%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 18.3%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.25, 3.55, -11.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.25, 12.32, 286.74°)
OKLab	oklab(46.89% 0.0047 -0.0322)
OKLCH	oklch(46.89% 0.033 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.1698, 10.2271, 15.9033)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56596D #6D6A56

analogous

#56646D #56596D #5E566D

triadic

#56596D #6D5659 #596D56

tetradic

#56596D #6D5664 #6D6A56 #566D5E

square

#56596D #6D5664 #6D6A56 #566D5E

split-complementary

#56596D #6D5E56 #646D56

monochromatic

#202129 #3B3D4B #56596D #71758F #9396AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#56596D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#56596D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56596D

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56596D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56596D	1.00	6.90	3.05	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545B6E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52596C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515D60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56596d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 89, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.033 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868796',
    500: '#56596d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56596d;
$custom-light: #868796;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56596d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.174,
    "s": 11.795,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46893,
    "c": 0.03253,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56596D

secondary

#999686

accent

#AC73B5

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFEFF2

border

#CACACC

text

#0B0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #56596D

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

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