#556f95

Color #556f95

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.64 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#556f95

RGB

rgb(85, 111, 149)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 27.4%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 43%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(43%, 25.5%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(46.27, 0.91, -23.69)

LCH

lch(46.27, 23.71, 272.2)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.0674, 257.76)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 33.3%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#957b55

Analogous

#558f95

#556f95

#5b5595

Triadic

#556f95

#95556f

#6f9555

Split-complementary

#556f95

#955b55

#8f9555

Tetradic

#556f95

#7b5595

#957b55

#6f9555

Square

#556f95

#95558f

#957b55

#55955b

Shades

Color #556f95 mixed toward black.

#475d7c

#394a63

#2a384b

#1c2532

#0e1319

Tints

Color #556f95 mixed toward white.

#6d86ac

#8a9ebc

#a7b6cd

#c4cfde

#e2e7ee

Tones

Color #556f95 mixed toward gray.

#5a7090

#60718a

#657285

#6a7380

#70747a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.09:1

White text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#61628d · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#605e8b · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#578685 · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556f95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556f95]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#556f95 (#556f95) is rgb(85, 111, 149) in RGB.

No, #556f95 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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