All About Color #556CAA

#556CAA

About #556CAA

#556CAA is a medium blue color with the hex code #556CAA. In RGB it is red 85, green 108, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 224°, saturation 33%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 50%, 36%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 5.11:1 on white and 4.11:1 on black.

#556CAA Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 6C, AA
CMYK50.00%, 36.47%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal85, 108, 170
HSL224°, 33%, 50%
RGB Octal125, 154, 252
HSV (HSB)223.76°, 50.00%, 66.67%
RGB Binary1010101, 1101100, 10101010
CIE-L*AB46.39, 9.24, -35.87
RGB Percent33.33%, 42.35%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH46.39, 37.04, 284.44
XYZ16.36, 15.56, 40.17
CIE-L*UV46.39, -12.69, -54.35
xyY0.23, 0.22, 15.56
Hunter-Lab39.44, 5.03, -32.77
RYB33.33%, 40.43%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#556CAA on a dark background: contrast 4.11:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#556CAA on a light background: contrast 5.11:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#556CAA · #92A1C8 · #37456D · #AA9355 · #C8BA92

Analogous palette

#55AA93 · #5596AA · #556CAA · #6955AA · #9355AA

Triadic palette

#556CAA · #AA556C · #6CAA55 · #92A1C8 · #C892A1

Tetradic palette

#556CAA · #AA5596 · #AA9355 · #55AA69 · #37456D

Monochromatic palette

#222B44 · #3C4C77 · #556CAA · #8898C3 · #BBC4DD

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