#556784

Color #556784

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.67 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#556784

RGB

rgb(85, 103, 132)

HSL

hsl(217, 21.7%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 35.6%, 51.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.6%, 22%, 0%, 48.2%)

LAB

lab(43.21, 0.82, -18.26)

LCH

lch(43.21, 18.28, 272.57)

OKLCH

oklch(51.1%, 0.0512, 259.77)

HWB

hwb(217, 33.3%, 48.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#847255

Analogous

#557e84

#556784

#5a5584

Triadic

#556784

#845567

#678455

Split-complementary

#556784

#845a55

#7e8455

Tetradic

#556784

#725584

#847255

#678455

Square

#556784

#84557e

#847255

#55845a

Shades

Color #556784 mixed toward black.

#47566e

#394558

#2a3342

#1c222c

#0e1116

Tints

Color #556784 mixed toward white.

#6a7f9f

#8898b2

#a6b2c6

#c4ccd9

#e1e5ec

Tones

Color #556784 mixed toward gray.

#596880

#5d697c

#616a78

#656b74

#686b70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.66:1

White text reads better on this background (5.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d7e · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#5c5b7c · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#567977 · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556784;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556784]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#556784 (#556784) is rgb(85, 103, 132) in RGB.

No, #556784 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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