All About Color #556E91

#556E91

About #556E91

#556E91 is a medium blue color with the hex code #556E91. In RGB it is red 85, green 110, blue 145; in HSL it is hue 215°, saturation 26%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 41%, 24%, 0%, 43%. Its contrast ratio is 5.22:1 on white and 4.03:1 on black.

#556E91 Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 6E, 91
CMYK41.38%, 24.14%, 0.00%, 43.14%
RGB Decimal85, 110, 145
HSL215°, 26%, 45%
RGB Octal125, 156, 221
HSV (HSB)215.00°, 41.38%, 56.86%
RGB Binary1010101, 1101110, 10010001
CIE-L*AB45.81, 0.34, -22.04
RGB Percent33.33%, 43.14%, 56.86%
CIE-L*CH45.81, 22.04, 270.88
XYZ14.43, 15.13, 28.95
CIE-L*UV45.81, -13.05, -31.84
xyY0.25, 0.26, 15.13
Hunter-Lab38.89, -1.83, -16.90
RYB33.33%, 40.25%, 56.86%

Color Accessibility Scores

#556E91 on a dark background: contrast 4.03:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#556E91 on a light background: contrast 5.22:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #556E91, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#556E91 · #889DB9 · #334257 · #917855 · #B9A588

Analogous palette

#559178 · #558C91 · #556E91 · #5A5591 · #785591

Triadic palette

#556E91 · #91556E · #6E9155 · #889DB9 · #B9889D

Tetradic palette

#556E91 · #91558C · #917855 · #55915A · #334257

Monochromatic palette

#1C2530 · #394960 · #556E91 · #7E95B4 · #AFBCD0

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