#56608c

Color #56608c

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.38 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#56608c

RGB

rgb(86, 96, 140)

HSL

hsl(228.9, 23.9%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.9, 38.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.6%, 31.4%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(41.59, 7.74, -25.57)

LCH

lch(41.59, 26.72, 286.84)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.0715, 273.77)

HWB

hwb(228.9, 33.7%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c8256

Analogous

#567b8c

#56608c

#67568c

Triadic

#56608c

#8c5660

#608c56

Split-complementary

#56608c

#8c6756

#7b8c56

Tetradic

#56608c

#82568c

#8c8256

#608c56

Square

#56608c

#8c567b

#8c8256

#568c67

Shades

Color #56608c mixed toward black.

#485075

#39405d

#2b3046

#1d202f

#0e1017

Tints

Color #56608c mixed toward white.

#6c77a5

#8a92b7

#a7adc9

#c4c9db

#e2e4ed

Tones

Color #56608c mixed toward gray.

#5a6387

#5f6683

#63687e

#686b7a

#6c6e75

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.45:1

White text reads better on this background (6.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5b83 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#5a5981 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#577b7a · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 17.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #56608c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56608c]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#56608c (#56608c) is rgb(86, 96, 140) in RGB.

No, #56608c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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