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#5656b2 color: Brandywine Raspberry

#5656b2 is rgb(86, 86, 178) in RGB and oklch(50.136% 0.14243 279.955) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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240°
100%

50.1%
0.142
280°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #5656b2

#5656b2 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.1% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 280°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.23:1 contrast and black text 3.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brandywine Raspberry (#5555aa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #5656b2 mixed with white

  1. 5656b2
  2. 6467bb
  3. 7478c3
  4. 8388cb
  5. 9499d3
  6. a5aadb
  7. b6bbe3
  8. c8cbea
  9. daddf1
  10. eceef8

Darker: #5656b2 mixed with black

  1. 5656b2
  2. 4a4a9a
  3. 3e3e83
  4. 32326d
  5. 272757
  6. 1c1c43
  7. 12122f
  8. 08081d
  9. 02020c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5656b2 with less saturation

  1. 5656b2
  2. 5758aa
  3. 585aa3
  4. 595c9b
  5. 5a5e94
  6. 5b5f8c
  7. 5d6084
  8. 5e617c
  9. 606274
  10. 62636c

Questions about #5656b2

What color is #5656b2?

#5656b2 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Brandywine Raspberry. In RGB it is rgb(86, 86, 178), in HSL hsl(240, 37.4%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.136% 0.14243 279.955).

What colors go well with #5656b2?

The complementary color of #5656b2 is #756400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0066b1 and #7c489f. The triadic partners are #a43f17 and #007a47.

Is white or black text more readable on #5656b2?

White text reads better on #5656b2: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and black gives 3.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5656b2 a warm or cool color?

#5656b2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 280 degrees, its lightness 50.1% and its chroma 0.142.