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#556DBD

#556dbd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#556dbd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 42.75% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.03% cyan, 42.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 226.15°, with 44.07% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.1654

Complementary

  1. #556dbd
  2. #bda555

Split complementary

  1. #556dbd
  2. #bd7155
  3. #a1bd55

Analogous

  1. #55a1bd
  2. #556dbd
  3. #7155bd

Triadic

  1. #556dbd
  2. #bd556d
  3. #6dbd55

Tetradic

  1. #556dbd
  2. #a555bd
  3. #bda555
  4. #6dbd55

Square

  1. #556dbd
  2. #bd55a1
  3. #bda555
  4. #55bd71

Monochromatic

  1. #222e57
  2. #374b8e
  3. #556dbd
  4. #8c9cd2
  5. #c3cce8

Shades

#556dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #556dbd
  2. #4d62aa
  3. #445797
  4. #3c4c84
  5. #334171
  6. #2b375f
  7. #222c4c
  8. #1a2139
  9. #111626
  10. #090b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#556dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #556dbd
  2. #667cc4
  3. #778aca
  4. #8899d1
  5. #99a7d7
  6. #aab6de
  7. #bbc5e5
  8. #ccd3eb
  9. #dde2f2
  10. #eef0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#556dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #556dbd
  2. #596fb7
  3. #5e71b1
  4. #6273ab
  5. #6675a5
  6. #6b779f
  7. #6f7898
  8. #737a92
  9. #777c8c
  10. #7c7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676f96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b76c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f6dbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c7e8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f72bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #496dbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b78a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-556dbd {
  color: #556dbd;
}
Background
.bg-556dbd {
  background-color: #556dbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-556dbd {
  border: 2px solid #556dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #556dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 109 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 44% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-556dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #556dbd, #7155bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-556dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 109 189 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.75 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.20 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.52 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.76 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.21 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.48 #aa9242 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#556dbd  rgb(85, 109, 189)  hsl(226, 44%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#bda555  rgb(189, 165, 85)  hsl(46, 44%, 54%)  Brass
#bd556d  rgb(189, 85, 109)  hsl(346, 44%, 54%)  Rose Gold
#6dbd55  rgb(109, 189, 85)  hsl(106, 44%, 54%)  Mantis