#56536b

Color #56536b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#56536b

RGB

rgb(86, 83, 107)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 12.6%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 22.4%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 22.4%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(36.42, 6.79, -13.34)

LCH

lch(36.42, 14.97, 296.98)

OKLCH

oklch(45.4%, 0.039, 290.44)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 32.5%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#686b53

Analogous

#535c6b

#56536b

#62536b

Triadic

#56536b

#6b5653

#536b56

Split-complementary

#56536b

#6b6253

#5c6b53

Tetradic

#56536b

#6b5368

#686b53

#536b56

Square

#56536b

#6b535c

#686b53

#536b62

Shades

Color #56536b mixed toward black.

#484559

#393747

#2b2a36

#1d1c24

#0e0e12

Tints

Color #56536b mixed toward white.

#6e6a89

#8a87a2

#a8a5b9

#c5c3d0

#e2e1e8

Tones

Color #56536b mixed toward gray.

#585569

#595767

#5b5965

#5c5b63

#5e5d61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.85:1

White text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555566 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#555565 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#566161 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #56536b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56536b]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#56536b (#56536b) is rgb(86, 83, 107) in RGB.

No, #56536b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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