#556f9d

Color #556f9d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.39 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#556f9d

RGB

rgb(85, 111, 157)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 29.8%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 45.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.9%, 29.3%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(46.62, 3.33, -27.86)

LCH

lch(46.62, 28.06, 276.82)

OKLCH

oklch(54.1%, 0.0788, 261.46)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 33.3%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d8355

Analogous

#55939d

#556f9d

#5f559d

Triadic

#556f9d

#9d556f

#6f9d55

Split-complementary

#556f9d

#9d5f55

#939d55

Tetradic

#556f9d

#83559d

#9d8355

#6f9d55

Square

#556f9d

#9d5593

#9d8355

#559d5f

Shades

Color #556f9d mixed toward black.

#475d83

#394a69

#2b384f

#1c2534

#0e131a

Tints

Color #556f9d mixed toward white.

#6e86b1

#8b9ec0

#a8b7d0

#c5cfe0

#e2e7ef

Tones

Color #556f9d mixed toward gray.

#5b7197

#617291

#67748b

#6d7685

#73777f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.15:1

White text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#616294 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#605e91 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#578b8a · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #556f9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556f9d]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#556f9d (#556f9d) is rgb(85, 111, 157) in RGB.

No, #556f9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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