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#556BB2

#556bb2 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#556bb2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 41.96% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.25% cyan, 39.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 225.81°, with 37.65% saturation and 51.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.14.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1566

Complementary

  1. #556bb2
  2. #b29c55

Split complementary

  1. #556bb2
  2. #b26e55
  3. #99b255

Analogous

  1. #5599b2
  2. #556bb2
  3. #6e55b2

Triadic

  1. #556bb2
  2. #b2556b
  3. #6bb255

Tetradic

  1. #556bb2
  2. #9c55b2
  3. #b29c55
  4. #6bb255

Square

  1. #556bb2
  2. #b25599
  3. #b29c55
  4. #55b26e

Monochromatic

  1. #222c4c
  2. #3a4b80
  3. #556bb2
  4. #8a99ca
  5. #bec7e2

Shades

#556bb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #556bb2
  2. #4d60a0
  3. #44568e
  4. #3c4b7d
  5. #33406b
  6. #2b3659
  7. #222b47
  8. #1a2035
  9. #111524
  10. #090b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#556bb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #556bb2
  2. #667aba
  3. #7789c1
  4. #8897c9
  5. #99a6d1
  6. #aab5d9
  7. #bbc4e0
  8. #ccd3e8
  9. #dde1f0
  10. #eef0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#556bb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #556bb2
  2. #596dad
  3. #5e6fa8
  4. #6271a3
  5. #66739e
  6. #6b7699
  7. #6f7894
  8. #737a8f
  9. #777c8a
  10. #7c7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #656d8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f73b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #446ab0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a7a86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5170b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c6bb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f7499 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-556bb2 {
  color: #556bb2;
}
Background
.bg-556bb2 {
  background-color: #556bb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-556bb2 {
  border: 2px solid #556bb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #556bb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 107 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 38% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-556bb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #556bb2, #6e55b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-556bb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 107 178 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.14 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.29 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.61 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.34 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.53 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.68 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.03 #aa944d Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#556bb2  rgb(85, 107, 178)  hsl(226, 38%, 52%)  Queen Blue
#b29c55  rgb(178, 156, 85)  hsl(46, 38%, 52%)  Brass
#b2556b  rgb(178, 85, 107)  hsl(346, 38%, 52%)  Rose Gold
#6bb255  rgb(107, 178, 85)  hsl(106, 38%, 52%)  Mantis