#556BCE

#556BCE

Color Values

HEX

#556BCE

RGB

85, 107, 206

HSL

229.1, 55.3%, 57.1%

HSV

229.1, 58.7%, 80.8%

CMYK

58.7%, 48.1%, 0.0%, 19.2%

OKLCH

0.5609 0.1541 271.2

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: NCS S 1050-R90B Blue Violet

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#556BCE

#CEB855

Analogous

#55A8CE

#7C55CE

#556BCE

Triadic

#556BCE

#CE556B

#6BCE55

Split Complementary

#556BCE

#CE7C55

#A8CE55

Tetradic

#556BCE

#CE55A8

#CEB855

#55CE7C

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#556BCE

Protanopia

#5F5FB6

Deuteranopia

#5D5CB0

Tritanopia

#56A39F

Achromatopsia

#6D6D6D

CSS Usage

background-color: #556BCE;
color: #556BCE;
border-color: #556BCE;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 500 #3B82F6

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F5FB
100
#E5E8F6
200
#C8CFEF
300
#A0ACE4
400
#6C7FD5
500
#3953C6
600
#2E429E
700
#24357F
800
#1C2963
900
#182149
950
#0F152E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.79:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.38:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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