All About Color #556D7C

#556D7C

About #556D7C

#556D7C is a medium blue color with the hex code #556D7C. In RGB it is red 85, green 109, blue 124; in HSL it is hue 203°, saturation 19%, lightness 41%; in CMYK it is 31%, 12%, 0%, 51%. Its contrast ratio is 5.43:1 on white and 3.86:1 on black.

#556D7C Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 6D, 7C
CMYK31.45%, 12.10%, 0.00%, 51.37%
RGB Decimal85, 109, 124
HSL203°, 19%, 41%
RGB Octal125, 155, 174
HSV (HSB)203.08°, 31.45%, 48.63%
RGB Binary1010101, 1101101, 1111100
CIE-L*AB44.69, -4.97, -11.19
RGB Percent33.33%, 42.75%, 48.63%
CIE-L*CH44.69, 12.25, 246.06
XYZ12.85, 14.32, 21.16
CIE-L*UV44.69, -12.35, -14.87
xyY0.27, 0.30, 14.32
Hunter-Lab37.85, -5.61, -6.65
RYB33.33%, 39.16%, 48.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#556D7C on a dark background: contrast 3.86:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#556D7C on a light background: contrast 5.43:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #556D7C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#556D7C · #839BAA · #303D46 · #7C6455 · #AA9283

Analogous palette

#557C64 · #557C78 · #556D7C · #55597C · #64557C

Triadic palette

#556D7C · #7C556D · #6D7C55 · #839BAA · #AA839B

Tetradic palette

#556D7C · #78557C · #7C6455 · #597C55 · #303D46

Monochromatic palette

#171D21 · #36454F · #556D7C · #7994A4 · #A7B8C3

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