#565996#565996

#565996 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.097 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565996
RGB	rgb(86, 89, 150)
HSL	hsl(237, 27%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(237, 43%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.7%, 40.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.12, 15.14, -33.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.12, 37.12, 294.07°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% 0.0169 -0.0955)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.097 280)
XYZ	xyz(12.9135, 11.3246, 30.3537)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565996 #969356

analogous

#567996 #565996 #735696

triadic

#565996 #965659 #599656

tetradic

#565996 #965679 #969356 #569673

square

#565996 #965679 #969356 #569673

split-complementary

#565996 #967356 #799656

monochromatic

#292B48 #40426F #565996 #787AB1 #9FA1C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#565996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#565996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565996

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565996	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405C95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#426570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 89, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.097 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8987b5',
    500: '#565996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565996;
$custom-light: #8987b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.188,
    "s": 27.119,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48958,
    "c": 0.09694,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.11325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565996

secondary

#B5B493

accent

#BF64C3

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #565996

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

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