Colour

#556A98

#556A98
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#556A98 is a blue with RGB values 85, 106, 152 and HSL 221°, 28%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#556A98

RGBrgb(85, 106, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4157, 0.5961

RGB percentages33.3%, 41.6%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(221.2, 28.3%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 44.1%, 59.6%)

CMYK44.1%, 30.3%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,597,848

CSS custom property--colour: #556A98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#AA9567

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A6E9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#536897no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#3D747Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.6 Slate grey · ΔE 20 Light slate grey · ΔE 21 Dim grey · ΔE 27.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28 Gray · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#988355

Analogous#558C98, #615598

Triadic#98556A, #6A9855

Split complementary#986155, #8C9855

Tetradic#98558C, #988355, #559861

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3D9E6

Lighter +30%#B2BDD4

Lighter +20%#91A0C2

Lighter +10%#7184AF

Darker −10%#435377

Darker −20%#303C57

Darker −30%#1E2636

Darker −40%#0C0F15

More saturated +25%#375FB6

Less saturated −25%#73757A

Channel breakdown

R85

G106

B152

Red85 (33.3%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue221.19°

Saturation (HSL)28.27%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 6A · B 98

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