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#556D8B

#556d8b ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#556d8b is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 42.75% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.85% cyan, 21.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 213.33°, with 24.11% saturation and 43.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1473

Complementary

  1. #556d8b
  2. #8b7355

Split complementary

  1. #556d8b
  2. #8b5855
  3. #888b55

Analogous

  1. #55888b
  2. #556d8b
  3. #58558b

Triadic

  1. #556d8b
  2. #8b556d
  3. #6d8b55

Tetradic

  1. #556d8b
  2. #73558b
  3. #8b7355
  4. #6d8b55

Square

  1. #556d8b
  2. #8b5588
  3. #8b7355
  4. #558b58

Monochromatic

  1. #1b232c
  2. #38485c
  3. #556d8b
  4. #7d93b0
  5. #acbbcd

Shades

#556d8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #556d8b
  2. #4d627d
  3. #44576f
  4. #3c4c61
  5. #334153
  6. #2b3746
  7. #222c38
  8. #1a212a
  9. #11161c
  10. #090b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#556d8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #556d8b
  2. #667c97
  3. #778aa2
  4. #8899ae
  5. #99a7b9
  6. #aab6c5
  7. #bbc5d1
  8. #ccd3dc
  9. #dde2e8
  10. #eef0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#556d8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #556d8b
  2. #596f8a
  3. #5e7189
  4. #627388
  5. #667587
  6. #6b7786
  7. #6f7884
  8. #737a83
  9. #777c82
  10. #7c7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #636c79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #626e8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c698a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #437477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d6e8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #596a8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b7180 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-556d8b {
  color: #556d8b;
}
Background
.bg-556d8b {
  background-color: #556d8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-556d8b {
  border: 2px solid #556d8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #556d8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 109 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 24% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-556d8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #556d8b, #58558b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-556d8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 109 139 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.09 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.12 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.20 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.23 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.23 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.29 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.66 #aa9274 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#556d8b  rgb(85, 109, 139)  hsl(213, 24%, 44%)  Queen Blue
#8b7355  rgb(139, 115, 85)  hsl(33, 24%, 44%)  Raw Umber
#8b556d  rgb(139, 85, 109)  hsl(333, 24%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender
#6d8b55  rgb(109, 139, 85)  hsl(93, 24%, 44%)  Moss Green