#6556b2

Color #6556b2

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 12.87 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6556b2

RGB

rgb(101, 86, 178)

HSL

hsl(249.8, 37.4%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.8, 51.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.3%, 51.7%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(42.21, 29.3, -47.13)

LCH

lch(42.21, 55.5, 301.87)

OKLCH

oklch(51.4%, 0.1406, 287.89)

HWB

hwb(249.8, 33.7%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3b256

Analogous

#5675b2

#6556b2

#9356b2

Triadic

#6556b2

#b26556

#56b265

Split-complementary

#6556b2

#b29356

#75b256

Tetradic

#6556b2

#b256a3

#a3b256

#56b265

Square

#6556b2

#b25675

#a3b256

#56b293

Shades

Color #6556b2 mixed toward black.

#524597

#423779

#31295b

#211c3c

#100e1e

Tints

Color #6556b2 mixed toward white.

#7f72bf

#988ecc

#b2abd9

#ccc7e5

#e5e3f2

Tones

Color #6556b2 mixed toward gray.

#6a5eaa

#6f65a3

#756d9b

#7a7593

#7f7c8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.53:1

White text reads better on this background (5.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5fa2 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#60619e · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#649390 · ΔE 32

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 25

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6556b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6556b2]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6556b2 (#6556b2) is rgb(101, 86, 178) in RGB.

No, #6556b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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