#56599E#56599E

#56599E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.109 H 279.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56599E
RGB	rgb(86, 89, 158)
HSL	hsl(238, 30%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(238, 46%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.6%, 43.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.56, 17.60, -37.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.56, 41.87, 294.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% 0.0184 -0.1074)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.109 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.5798, 11.5912, 33.8629)
Luminance	0.1159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56599E #9E9B56

analogous

#567D9E #56599E #77569E

triadic

#56599E #9E5659 #599E56

tetradic

#56599E #9E567D #9E9B56 #569E77

square

#56599E #9E567D #9E9B56 #569E77

split-complementary

#56599E #9E7756 #7D9E56

monochromatic

#2B2C4F #404376 #56599E #7A7DB7 #A2A4CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#56599E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#56599E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56599E

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56599E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56599E	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F62A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5D9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E6774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56599e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 89, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.109 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a87bb',
    500: '#56599e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56599e;
$custom-light: #8a87bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56599e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.5,
    "s": 29.508,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49434,
    "c": 0.109,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56599E

secondary

#BAB896

accent

#C262C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #56599E

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

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