#556ab4

Color #556ab4

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.84 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#556ab4

RGB

rgb(85, 106, 180)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 38.8%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 52.8%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.8%, 41.1%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(46.36, 13.68, -41.76)

LCH

lch(46.36, 43.94, 288.14)

OKLCH

oklch(54.3%, 0.1184, 270.15)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 33.3%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b49f55

Analogous

#559ab4

#556ab4

#7055b4

Triadic

#556ab4

#b4556a

#6ab455

Split-complementary

#556ab4

#b47055

#9ab455

Tetradic

#556ab4

#9f55b4

#b49f55

#6ab455

Square

#556ab4

#b4559a

#b49f55

#55b470

Shades

Color #556ab4 mixed toward black.

#445799

#36457b

#29345c

#1b233d

#0e111f

Tints

Color #556ab4 mixed toward white.

#7183c1

#8e9ccd

#aab5da

#c6cde6

#e3e6f3

Tones

Color #556ab4 mixed toward gray.

#5d6fac

#6573a4

#6d779c

#757c94

#7d808d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.11:1

White text reads better on this background (5.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5fa6 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#5e5ca2 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#569a97 · ΔE 29.7

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 22.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556ab4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556ab4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#556ab4 (#556ab4) is rgb(85, 106, 180) in RGB.

No, #556ab4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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