#5B56BE#5B56BE

#5B56BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.158 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B56BE
RGB	rgb(91, 86, 190)
HSL	hsl(243, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(243, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 54.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, 30.70, -54.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 62.37, 299.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.37% 0.0314 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(51.37% 0.158 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.9336, 12.5965, 50.2443)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B56BE #B9BE56

analogous

#5685BE #5B56BE #8F56BE

triadic

#5B56BE #BE5B56 #56BE5B

tetradic

#5B56BE #BE5685 #B9BE56 #56BE8F

square

#5B56BE #BE5685 #B9BE56 #56BE8F

split-complementary

#5B56BE #BE8F56 #85BE56

monochromatic

#2E2B6F #403C9B #5B56BE #8682CF #B1AEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#5B56BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#5B56BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B56BE

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B56BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B56BE	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1767C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0460BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#326D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b56be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 86, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.158 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9185d2',
    500: '#5b56be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b56be;
$custom-light: #9185d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b56be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.885,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51365,
    "c": 0.15833,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B56BE

secondary

#CCCEA2

accent

#D454CE

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFA

border

#CCCAD3

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B56BE

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

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