#565E72#565E72

#565E72 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.034 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565E72
RGB	rgb(86, 94, 114)
HSL	hsl(223, 14%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(223, 25%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 17.5%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.91, 1.75, -12.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.91, 12.47, 278.05°)
OKLab	oklab(48.26% -0.0012 -0.0337)
OKLCH	oklch(48.26% 0.034 268)
XYZ	xyz(10.8769, 11.1985, 17.5048)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565E72 #726A56

analogous

#566C72 #565E72 #5C5672

triadic

#565E72 #72565E #5E7256

tetradic

#565E72 #72566C #726A56 #56725C

square

#565E72 #72566C #726A56 #56725C

split-complementary

#565E72 #725C56 #6C7256

monochromatic

#21242C #3C414F #565E72 #717B94 #949CAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#565E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#565E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565E72

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565E72	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585F73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565D72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F6265

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 94, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.034 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868b9a',
    500: '#565e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565e72;
$custom-light: #868b9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 14,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48258,
    "c": 0.03377,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.11199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565E72

secondary

#9D9687

accent

#A371B7

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #565E72

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

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