#556AA5 Color

#556AA5 is rgb(85, 106, 165) in RGB and hsl(224, 32%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#556AA5

HEX#556AA5

RGBrgb(85, 106, 165)

HSLhsl(224, 32%, 49%)

HSVhsv(224, 48%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.096 268.2)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 36%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #556AA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #556AA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#556AA5 Complementary#A59055 Analogous#5592A5 Analogous#6855A5 Triadic#A5556A Triadic#6AA555

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #556AA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6B7EB3 #8293BF #9AA7CB #B2BCD7 #C9D0E3 #E1E5EF

Shades

#4B5D91 #3E4E79 #344165 #28324D #1D2539 #111622

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