#56697c

Color #56697c

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.57 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#56697c

RGB

rgb(86, 105, 124)

HSL

hsl(210, 18.1%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 30.6%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.6%, 15.3%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(43.56, -2.28, -12.9)

LCH

lch(43.56, 13.1, 259.98)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.0379, 248.51)

HWB

hwb(210, 33.7%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c6956

Analogous

#567c7c

#56697c

#56567c

Triadic

#56697c

#7c5669

#697c56

Split-complementary

#56697c

#7c5656

#7c7c56

Tetradic

#56697c

#69567c

#7c6956

#697c56

Square

#56697c

#7c567c

#7c6956

#567c56

Shades

Color #56697c mixed toward black.

#485867

#394653

#2b353e

#1d2329

#0e1215

Tints

Color #56697c mixed toward white.

#6b8299

#899bad

#a6b4c2

#c4cdd6

#e1e6eb

Tones

Color #56697c mixed toward gray.

#596979

#5c6976

#606973

#63696f

#66696c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.71:1

White text reads better on this background (5.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f78 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#5e5c77 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#577473 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 10.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #56697c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56697c]

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

#56697c (#56697c) is rgb(86, 105, 124) in RGB.

No, #56697c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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