#6556ED#6556ED
#6556ED is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.218 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6556ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 86, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 81%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.4%, 63.7%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.36, 47.14, -74.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.36, 88.02, 302.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.74% 0.0421 -0.2138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.74% 0.218 281.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9759, 15.5351, 81.8395) |
| Luminance | 0.1554 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 4.26
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 4.40
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 4.42
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 4.68
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 5.32
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6556ED #DEED56
analogous
#5692ED #6556ED #B056ED
triadic
#6556ED #ED6556 #56ED65
tetradic
#6556ED #ED5692 #DEED56 #56EDB0
square
#6556ED #ED5692 #DEED56 #56EDB0
split-complementary
#6556ED #EDB056 #92ED56
monochromatic
#2313B5 #331FE7 #6556ED #978DF3 #CAC5F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.11
#6556ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#6556ED on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6556ED
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6556ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6556ED | 1.00 | 5.11 | 4.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0073F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0068EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0F7C9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6556ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 86, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.218 281.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9d87f4',
500: '#6556ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6556ed; $custom-light: #9d87f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6556ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 101,
"g": 86,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.96,
"s": 80.749,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55737,
"c": 0.21792,
"h": 281.1
},
"luminance": 0.15537
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6556ED
secondary
#E5EAB4
accent
#DD08C8
background
#FAF8FF
surface
#F4EFFE
border
#CECAD6
text
#100B17
muted
#7F7C85