#56799d

Color #56799d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.55 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#56799d

RGB

rgb(86, 121, 157)

HSL

hsl(210.4, 29.2%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.4, 45.2%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.2%, 22.9%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(49.6, -2.39, -23.24)

LCH

lch(49.6, 23.36, 264.13)

OKLCH

oklch(56.4%, 0.0688, 249.78)

HWB

hwb(210.4, 33.7%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d7a56

Analogous

#569c9d

#56799d

#56569d

Triadic

#56799d

#9d5679

#799d56

Split-complementary

#56799d

#9d5656

#9c9d56

Tetradic

#56799d

#7a569d

#9d7a56

#799d56

Square

#56799d

#9d569c

#9d7a56

#569d56

Shades

Color #56799d mixed toward black.

#486583

#395169

#2b3c4e

#1d2834

#0e141a

Tints

Color #56799d mixed toward white.

#6f8fb0

#8ca6c0

#a9bcd0

#c5d2df

#e2e9ef

Tones

Color #56799d mixed toward gray.

#5c7997

#627991

#68798b

#6e7985

#73797f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#676795 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#656293 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#588f8d · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #56799d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56799d]

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

#56799d (#56799d) is rgb(86, 121, 157) in RGB.

No, #56799d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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