#556B8F

#556B8F

Color Values

HEX

#556B8F

RGB

85, 107, 143

HSL

217.2, 25.4%, 44.7%

HSV

217.2, 40.6%, 56.1%

CMYK

40.6%, 25.2%, 0.0%, 43.9%

OKLCH

0.5248 0.063 260.1

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: RAL 5023 Distant Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#556B8F

#8F7955

Analogous

#55888F

#5C558F

#556B8F

Triadic

#556B8F

#8F556B

#6B8F55

Split Complementary

#556B8F

#8F5C55

#888F55

Tetradic

#556B8F

#8F5588

#8F7955

#558F5C

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#556B8F

Protanopia

#5F5F86

Deuteranopia

#5D5C84

Tritanopia

#567F7E

Achromatopsia

#696969

CSS Usage

background-color: #556B8F;
color: #556B8F;
border-color: #556B8F;
Nearest Tailwind: Slate 500 #64748B

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F7F9
100
#E9ECF1
200
#D2D9E4
300
#B2BED1
400
#899BB9
500
#5F78A0
600
#4C6080
700
#3D4D66
800
#303C50
900
#252E3C
950
#181D26

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.4:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.89:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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