#556897

Color #556897

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.49 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#556897

RGB

rgb(85, 104, 151)

HSL

hsl(222.7, 28%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.7, 43.7%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.7%, 31.1%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(44.33, 5.78, -27.89)

LCH

lch(44.33, 28.48, 281.71)

OKLCH

oklch(52.2%, 0.0781, 266.84)

HWB

hwb(222.7, 33.3%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#978455

Analogous

#558997

#556897

#635597

Triadic

#556897

#975568

#689755

Split-complementary

#556897

#976355

#899755

Tetradic

#556897

#845597

#978455

#689755

Square

#556897

#975589

#978455

#559763

Shades

Color #556897 mixed toward black.

#47577e

#394565

#2b344c

#1c2332

#0e1119

Tints

Color #556897 mixed toward white.

#6d7fad

#8a99bd

#a7b2ce

#c5ccde

#e2e5ef

Tones

Color #556897 mixed toward gray.

#5b6a92

#606d8c

#666f87

#6b7181

#71747c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.81:1

White text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e8d · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#5d5b8b · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#568583 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 17.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556897;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556897]

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

#556897 (#556897) is rgb(85, 104, 151) in RGB.

No, #556897 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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