#56599C#56599C

#56599C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.106 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56599C
RGB	rgb(86, 89, 156)
HSL	hsl(237, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(237, 45%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.9%, 42.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, 16.98, -36.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 40.68, 294.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.31% 0.0181 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(49.31% 0.106 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.4091, 11.5229, 32.9636)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56599C #9C9956

analogous

#567C9C #56599C #76569C

triadic

#56599C #9C5659 #599C56

tetradic

#56599C #9C567C #9C9956 #569C76

square

#56599C #9C567C #9C9956 #569C76

split-complementary

#56599C #9C7656 #7C9C56

monochromatic

#2B2C4D #404275 #56599C #7A7CB6 #A1A3CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#56599C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#56599C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56599C

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56599C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56599C	1.00	6.35	3.30	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#40629F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5D9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F6773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56599c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 89, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.106 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8987b9',
    500: '#56599c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56599c;
$custom-light: #8987b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56599c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.429,
    "s": 28.926,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49313,
    "c": 0.106,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56599C

secondary

#B9B795

accent

#C163C5

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #56599C

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

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