#556c84

Color #556c84

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.79 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#556c84

RGB

rgb(85, 108, 132)

HSL

hsl(210.6, 21.7%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.6, 35.6%, 51.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.6%, 18.2%, 0%, 48.2%)

LAB

lab(44.69, -2.2, -15.99)

LCH

lch(44.69, 16.14, 262.17)

OKLCH

oklch(52.2%, 0.047, 249.83)

HWB

hwb(210.6, 33.3%, 48.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#846d55

Analogous

#558384

#556c84

#555584

Triadic

#556c84

#84556c

#6c8455

Split-complementary

#556c84

#845555

#838455

Tetradic

#556c84

#6d5584

#846d55

#6c8455

Square

#556c84

#845583

#846d55

#558455

Shades

Color #556c84 mixed toward black.

#475a6e

#394858

#2a3642

#1c242c

#0e1216

Tints

Color #556c84 mixed toward white.

#6a849f

#889db2

#a6b5c6

#c4ced9

#e1e6ec

Tones

Color #556c84 mixed toward gray.

#596c80

#5d6c7c

#616c78

#656c74

#686c70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.86:1

White text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#60607f · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#5e5d7d · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#567a79 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556c84;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556c84]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#556c84 (#556c84) is rgb(85, 108, 132) in RGB.

No, #556c84 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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