#556d9e

Color #556d9e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.36 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#556d9e

RGB

rgb(85, 109, 158)

HSL

hsl(220.3, 30%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.3, 46.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.2%, 31%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(46.09, 4.86, -29.28)

LCH

lch(46.09, 29.68, 279.42)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.0825, 263.87)

HWB

hwb(220.3, 33.3%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e8655

Analogous

#55919e

#556d9e

#61559e

Triadic

#556d9e

#9e556d

#6d9e55

Split-complementary

#556d9e

#9e6155

#919e55

Tetradic

#556d9e

#86559e

#9e8655

#6d9e55

Square

#556d9e

#9e5591

#9e8655

#559e61

Shades

Color #556d9e mixed toward black.

#475b83

#394969

#2a364f

#1c2435

#0e121a

Tints

Color #556d9e mixed toward white.

#6e84b1

#8b9dc1

#a8b5d0

#c5cee0

#e2e6ef

Tones

Color #556d9e mixed toward gray.

#5b6f98

#617192

#67738c

#6d7586

#73777f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.07:1

White text reads better on this background (5.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#606194 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#5f5d91 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#568b89 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 17.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556d9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556d9e]

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

#556d9e (#556d9e) is rgb(85, 109, 158) in RGB.

No, #556d9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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