#556996

Color #556996

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.04 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#556996

RGB

rgb(85, 105, 150)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 27.7%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 43.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.3%, 30%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(44.57, 4.86, -26.92)

LCH

lch(44.57, 27.36, 280.23)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.0754, 265.51)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 33.3%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#968255

Analogous

#558a96

#556996

#615596

Triadic

#556996

#965569

#699655

Split-complementary

#556996

#966155

#8a9655

Tetradic

#556996

#825596

#968255

#699655

Square

#556996

#96558a

#968255

#559661

Shades

Color #556996 mixed toward black.

#47587d

#394664

#2a354b

#1c2332

#0e1219

Tints

Color #556996 mixed toward white.

#6d80ac

#8a9abd

#a7b3cd

#c4ccde

#e2e6ee

Tones

Color #556996 mixed toward gray.

#5a6b91

#606d8b

#656f86

#6b7180

#70737b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.85:1

White text reads better on this background (5.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e8d · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#5d5c8a · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#568583 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 17.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556996]

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

#556996 (#556996) is rgb(85, 105, 150) in RGB.

No, #556996 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #556996, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast