#557196

Color #557196

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.26 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#557196

RGB

rgb(85, 113, 150)

HSL

hsl(214.2, 27.7%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.2, 43.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.3%, 24.7%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(46.9, 0.01, -23.3)

LCH

lch(46.9, 23.3, 270.02)

OKLCH

oklch(54.2%, 0.0669, 255.63)

HWB

hwb(214.2, 33.3%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#967a55

Analogous

#559296

#557196

#5a5596

Triadic

#557196

#965571

#719655

Split-complementary

#557196

#965a55

#929655

Tetradic

#557196

#7a5596

#967a55

#719655

Square

#557196

#965592

#967a55

#55965a

Shades

Color #557196 mixed toward black.

#475e7d

#394b64

#2a384b

#1c2632

#0e1319

Tints

Color #557196 mixed toward white.

#6d88ac

#8aa0bd

#a7b8cd

#c4cfde

#e2e7ee

Tones

Color #557196 mixed toward gray.

#5a7291

#60738b

#657386

#6b7480

#70757b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.19:1

White text reads better on this background (5.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#62638e · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#615e8c · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#578886 · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #557196;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#557196]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#557196 (#557196) is rgb(85, 113, 150) in RGB.

No, #557196 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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