#556696

Color #556696

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.44 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#556696

RGB

rgb(85, 102, 150)

HSL

hsl(224.3, 27.7%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.3, 43.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.3%, 32%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(43.71, 6.71, -28.27)

LCH

lch(43.71, 29.06, 283.35)

OKLCH

oklch(51.7%, 0.0791, 268.62)

HWB

hwb(224.3, 33.3%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#968555

Analogous

#558796

#556696

#655596

Triadic

#556696

#965566

#669655

Split-complementary

#556696

#966555

#879655

Tetradic

#556696

#855596

#968555

#669655

Square

#556696

#965587

#968555

#559665

Shades

Color #556696 mixed toward black.

#47557d

#394464

#2a334b

#1c2232

#0e1119

Tints

Color #556696 mixed toward white.

#6d7dac

#8a97bd

#a7b1cd

#c4cbde

#e2e5ee

Tones

Color #556696 mixed toward gray.

#5a6991

#606b8b

#656e86

#6b7080

#70737b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.73:1

White text reads better on this background (5.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d8c · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#5c5b8a · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#568482 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 17.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556696;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556696]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#556696 (#556696) is rgb(85, 102, 150) in RGB.

No, #556696 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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