#556EA5 Color

#556EA5 is rgb(85, 110, 165) in RGB and hsl(221, 32%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#556EA5

HEX#556EA5

RGBrgb(85, 110, 165)

HSLhsl(221, 32%, 49%)

HSVhsv(221, 48%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.092 264.9)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 33%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #556EA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #556EA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#556EA5 Complementary#A58C55 Analogous#5596A5 Analogous#6455A5 Triadic#A5556E Triadic#6EA555

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #556EA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6B82B3 #8296BF #9AAACB #B2BDD7 #C9D1E3 #E1E5EF

Shades

#4B6191 #3E5179 #344465 #28344D #1D2639 #111722

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