#56599D#56599D

#56599D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.107 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56599D
RGB	rgb(86, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(237, 29%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(237, 45%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.50, 17.29, -37.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.50, 41.28, 294.77°)
OKLab	oklab(49.37% 0.0183 -0.1059)
OKLCH	oklch(49.37% 0.108 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.4941, 11.5569, 33.4114)
Luminance	0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56599D #9D9A56

analogous

#567C9D #56599D #77569D

triadic

#56599D #9D5659 #599D56

tetradic

#56599D #9D567C #9D9A56 #569D77

square

#56599D #9D567C #9D9A56 #569D77

split-complementary

#56599D #9D7756 #7C9D56

monochromatic

#2B2C4E #404375 #56599D #7A7DB6 #A2A3CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#56599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#56599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56599D

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56599D	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F62A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5D9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E6773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.107 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8987ba',
    500: '#56599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56599d;
$custom-light: #8987ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.465,
    "s": 29.218,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49373,
    "c": 0.1075,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56599D

secondary

#B9B895

accent

#C162C5

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #56599D

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

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