#56606E#56606E

#56606E is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.026 H 256.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56606E
RGB	rgb(86, 96, 110)
HSL	hsl(215, 12%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(215, 22%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 12.7%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, -0.50, -9.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 9.23, 266.90°)
OKLab	oklab(48.56% -0.0059 -0.0251)
OKLCH	oklch(48.56% 0.026 256.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.8344, 11.4697, 16.3919)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56606E #6E6456

analogous

#566C6E #56606E #58566E

triadic

#56606E #6E5660 #606E56

tetradic

#56606E #6E566C #6E6456 #566E58

square

#56606E #6E566C #6E6456 #566E58

split-complementary

#56606E #6E5856 #6C6E56

monochromatic

#202429 #3B424C #56606E #717E90 #939DAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#56606E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#56606E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56606E

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56606E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56606E	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B606F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595E6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#506364

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56606e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 96, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.026 256.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868d97',
    500: '#56606e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56606e;
$custom-light: #868d97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56606e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215,
    "s": 12.245,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4856,
    "c": 0.02575,
    "h": 256.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56606E

secondary

#999186

accent

#9973B5

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0D

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #56606E

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

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