#56599A#56599A

#56599A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.103 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56599A
RGB	rgb(86, 89, 154)
HSL	hsl(237, 28%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(237, 44%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.2%, 42.2%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.34, 16.36, -35.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.34, 39.50, 294.48°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% 0.0177 -0.1015)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.103 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.2411, 11.4557, 32.0791)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56599A #9A9756

analogous

#567B9A #56599A #75569A

triadic

#56599A #9A5659 #599A56

tetradic

#56599A #9A567B #9A9756 #569A75

square

#56599A #9A567B #9A9756 #569A75

split-complementary

#56599A #9A7556 #7B9A56

monochromatic

#2A2C4B #404273 #56599A #797CB4 #A0A2CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#56599A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#56599A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56599A

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56599A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56599A	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41629C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5D99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#406672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56599a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 89, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.103 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8987b8',
    500: '#56599a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56599a;
$custom-light: #8987b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56599a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.353,
    "s": 28.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49193,
    "c": 0.103,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56599A

secondary

#B8B694

accent

#C063C5

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #56599A

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

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