#556bc6

Color #556bc6

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 16.81 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#556bc6

RGB

rgb(85, 107, 198)

HSL

hsl(228.3, 49.8%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.3, 57.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.1%, 46%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(47.65, 18.98, -50.11)

LCH

lch(47.65, 53.58, 290.75)

OKLCH

oklch(55.6%, 0.1428, 270.92)

HWB

hwb(228.3, 33.3%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6b055

Analogous

#55a4c6

#556bc6

#7755c6

Triadic

#556bc6

#c6556b

#6bc655

Split-complementary

#556bc6

#c67755

#a4c655

Tetradic

#556bc6

#b055c6

#c6b055

#6bc655

Square

#556bc6

#c655a4

#c6b055

#55c677

Shades

Color #556bc6 mixed toward black.

#3b52b1

#2f428d

#24316a

#182147

#0c1023

Tints

Color #556bc6 mixed toward white.

#7184d0

#8e9cd9

#aab5e3

#c6ceec

#e3e6f6

Tones

Color #556bc6 mixed toward gray.

#5e71bd

#6877b3

#717caa

#7b82a0

#848897

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.3:1

White text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5fb5 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#5e5cb1 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#56a6a3 · ΔE 32.8

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #556bc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556bc6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#556bc6 (#556bc6) is rgb(85, 107, 198) in RGB.

No, #556bc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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