#556ef0

Color #556ef0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 6.71 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-500 #615fff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#556ef0

RGB

rgb(85, 110, 240)

HSL

hsl(230.3, 83.8%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.3, 64.6%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.6%, 54.2%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(51.12, 31.24, -68.32)

LCH

lch(51.12, 75.12, 294.57)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.1964, 270.96)

HWB

hwb(230.3, 33.3%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0d755

Analogous

#55bcf0

#556ef0

#8955f0

Triadic

#556ef0

#f0556e

#6ef055

Split-complementary

#556ef0

#f08955

#bcf055

Tetradic

#556ef0

#d755f0

#f0d755

#6ef055

Square

#556ef0

#f055bc

#f0d755

#55f089

Shades

Color #556ef0 mixed toward black.

#2344ec

#122fc7

#0d2395

#091764

#040c32

Tints

Color #556ef0 mixed toward white.

#7186f3

#8e9ef5

#aab6f8

#c6cffa

#e3e7fd

Tones

Color #556ef0 mixed toward gray.

#6277e3

#6f7fd6

#7c88c9

#8991bc

#969aaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6161da · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#5f5dd4 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#56c6c1 · ΔE 39.7

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 27.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556ef0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556ef0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#556ef0 (#556ef0) is rgb(85, 110, 240) in RGB.

No, #556ef0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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