#56599F#56599F

#56599F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.111 H 279.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56599F
RGB	rgb(86, 89, 159)
HSL	hsl(238, 30%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(238, 46%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 44%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.61, 17.91, -38.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.61, 42.46, 294.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% 0.0186 -0.1089)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.111 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.6663, 11.6257, 34.3181)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56599F #9F9C56

analogous

#567D9F #56599F #77569F

triadic

#56599F #9F5659 #599F56

tetradic

#56599F #9F567D #9F9C56 #569F77

square

#56599F #9F567D #9F9C56 #569F77

split-complementary

#56599F #9F7756 #7D9F56

monochromatic

#2B2D50 #414377 #56599F #7B7DB7 #A2A4CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#56599F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#56599F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56599F

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56599F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56599F	1.00	6.32	3.33	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E63A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395D9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D6774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56599f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 89, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.111 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a87bc',
    500: '#56599f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56599f;
$custom-light: #8a87bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56599f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.534,
    "s": 29.796,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49495,
    "c": 0.1105,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56599F

secondary

#BAB996

accent

#C262C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #56599F

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

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