All About Color #556EEC

#556EEC

About #556EEC

#556EEC is a light blue color with the hex code #556EEC. In RGB it is red 85, green 110, blue 236; in HSL it is hue 230°, saturation 80%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 64%, 53%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 4.35:1 on white and 4.83:1 on black.

#556EEC Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 6E, EC
CMYK63.98%, 53.39%, 0.00%, 7.45%
RGB Decimal85, 110, 236
HSL230°, 80%, 63%
RGB Octal125, 156, 354
HSV (HSB)230.07°, 63.98%, 92.55%
RGB Binary1010101, 1101110, 11101100
CIE-L*AB50.85, 29.90, -66.53
RGB Percent33.33%, 43.14%, 92.55%
CIE-L*CH50.85, 72.94, 294.20
XYZ24.46, 19.14, 81.76
CIE-L*UV50.85, -14.61, -105.09
xyY0.20, 0.15, 19.14
Hunter-Lab43.75, 23.25, -80.18
RYB33.33%, 41.74%, 92.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#556EEC on a dark background: contrast 4.83:1, passes WCAG AA.
#556EEC on a light background: contrast 4.35:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#556EEC · #A8B5F5 · #1736CF · #ECD355 · #F5E8A8

Analogous palette

#55ECD3 · #55BAEC · #556EEC · #8755EC · #D355EC

Triadic palette

#556EEC · #EC556E · #6EEC55 · #A8B5F5 · #F5A8B5

Tetradic palette

#556EEC · #EC55BA · #ECD355 · #55EC87 · #1736CF

Monochromatic palette

#112797 · #1839DC · #556EEC · #9AA9F4 · #DFE4FB

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