All About Color #556DAA

#556DAA

About #556DAA

#556DAA is a medium blue color with the hex code #556DAA. In RGB it is red 85, green 109, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 223°, saturation 33%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 50%, 36%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 5.06:1 on white and 4.15:1 on black.

#556DAA Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 6D, AA
CMYK50.00%, 35.88%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal85, 109, 170
HSL223°, 33%, 50%
RGB Octal125, 155, 252
HSV (HSB)223.06°, 50.00%, 66.67%
RGB Binary1010101, 1101101, 10101010
CIE-L*AB46.67, 8.62, -35.43
RGB Percent33.33%, 42.75%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH46.67, 36.46, 283.67
XYZ16.47, 15.77, 40.21
CIE-L*UV46.67, -13.05, -53.67
xyY0.23, 0.22, 15.77
Hunter-Lab39.71, 4.54, -32.23
RYB33.33%, 40.67%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#556DAA on a dark background: contrast 4.15:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#556DAA on a light background: contrast 5.06:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#556DAA · #92A2C8 · #37466D · #AA9255 · #C8B992

Analogous palette

#55AA92 · #5597AA · #556DAA · #6855AA · #9255AA

Triadic palette

#556DAA · #AA556D · #6DAA55 · #92A2C8 · #C892A2

Tetradic palette

#556DAA · #AA5597 · #AA9255 · #55AA68 · #37466D

Monochromatic palette

#222C44 · #3C4C77 · #556DAA · #8899C3 · #BBC5DD

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