#556486

Color #556486

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 15.49 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#556486

RGB

rgb(85, 100, 134)

HSL

hsl(221.6, 22.4%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.6, 36.6%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.6%, 25.4%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(42.41, 3.22, -20.69)

LCH

lch(42.41, 20.94, 278.85)

OKLCH

oklch(50.5%, 0.0575, 265.91)

HWB

hwb(221.6, 33.3%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#867755

Analogous

#557c86

#556486

#5e5586

Triadic

#556486

#865564

#648655

Split-complementary

#556486

#865e55

#7c8655

Tetradic

#556486

#775586

#867755

#648655

Square

#556486

#86557c

#867755

#55865e

Shades

Color #556486 mixed toward black.

#475370

#394359

#2a3243

#1c212d

#0e1116

Tints

Color #556486 mixed toward white.

#6a7ba1

#8896b4

#a6b0c7

#c4cad9

#e1e5ec

Tones

Color #556486 mixed toward gray.

#596582

#5d677e

#61697a

#656a76

#696c71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.55:1

White text reads better on this background (5.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c7f · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#5b5a7d · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#567977 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 14.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #556486;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556486]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#556486 (#556486) is rgb(85, 100, 134) in RGB.

No, #556486 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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