All About Color #556AAA

#556AAA

About #556AAA

#556AAA is a medium blue color with the hex code #556AAA. In RGB it is red 85, green 106, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 225°, saturation 33%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 50%, 38%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 5.21:1 on white and 4.03:1 on black.

#556AAA Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 6A, AA
CMYK50.00%, 37.65%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal85, 106, 170
HSL225°, 33%, 50%
RGB Octal125, 152, 252
HSV (HSB)225.18°, 50.00%, 66.67%
RGB Binary1010101, 1101010, 10101010
CIE-L*AB45.83, 10.47, -36.76
RGB Percent33.33%, 41.57%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH45.83, 38.22, 285.90
XYZ16.16, 15.14, 40.10
CIE-L*UV45.83, -11.97, -55.71
xyY0.23, 0.21, 15.14
Hunter-Lab38.91, 6.02, -33.86
RYB33.33%, 39.94%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#556AAA on a dark background: contrast 4.03:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#556AAA on a light background: contrast 5.21:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #556AAA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#556AAA · #92A0C8 · #37446D · #AA9555 · #C8BB92

Analogous palette

#55AA95 · #5595AA · #556AAA · #6A55AA · #9555AA

Triadic palette

#556AAA · #AA556A · #6AAA55 · #92A0C8 · #C892A0

Tetradic palette

#556AAA · #AA5595 · #AA9555 · #55AA6A · #37446D

Monochromatic palette

#222B44 · #3C4B77 · #556AAA · #8897C3 · #BBC4DD

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