#556483

Color #556483

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14.29 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#556483

RGB

rgb(85, 100, 131)

HSL

hsl(220.4, 21.3%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.4, 35.1%, 51.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.1%, 23.7%, 0%, 48.6%)

LAB

lab(42.28, 2.36, -19.08)

LCH

lch(42.28, 19.23, 277.05)

OKLCH

oklch(50.3%, 0.053, 264.48)

HWB

hwb(220.4, 33.3%, 48.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#837455

Analogous

#557b83

#556483

#5d5583

Triadic

#556483

#835564

#648355

Split-complementary

#556483

#835d55

#7b8355

Tetradic

#556483

#745583

#837455

#648355

Square

#556483

#83557b

#837455

#55835d

Shades

Color #556483 mixed toward black.

#47536d

#394357

#2b3242

#1c212c

#0e1116

Tints

Color #556483 mixed toward white.

#6b7c9f

#8896b2

#a6b0c5

#c4cad8

#e1e5ec

Tones

Color #556483 mixed toward gray.

#59657f

#5d677b

#616878

#646974

#686b70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.54:1

White text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c7c · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#5b5a7b · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#567776 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556483;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556483]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#556483 (#556483) is rgb(85, 100, 131) in RGB.

No, #556483 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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