#556378

Color #556378

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.86 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#556378

RGB

rgb(85, 99, 120)

HSL

hsl(216, 17.1%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 29.2%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.2%, 17.5%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(41.55, -0.06, -13.53)

LCH

lch(41.55, 13.53, 269.75)

OKLCH

oklch(49.6%, 0.0379, 258.42)

HWB

hwb(216, 33.3%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#786a55

Analogous

#557578

#556378

#585578

Triadic

#556378

#785563

#637855

Split-complementary

#556378

#785855

#757855

Tetradic

#556378

#6a5578

#786a55

#637855

Square

#556378

#785575

#786a55

#557858

Shades

Color #556378 mixed toward black.

#475364

#394250

#2a323c

#1c2128

#0e1114

Tints

Color #556378 mixed toward white.

#6a7c96

#8896ab

#a6b0c0

#c3cad5

#e1e5ea

Tones

Color #556378 mixed toward gray.

#586475

#5b6472

#5e656f

#61656c

#646669

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.44:1

White text reads better on this background (6.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5c73 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#5b5972 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#56706f · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556378;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556378]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#556378 (#556378) is rgb(85, 99, 120) in RGB.

No, #556378 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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