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#556ca7 color: Splendour and Pride

#556ca7 is rgb(85, 108, 167) in RGB and oklch(53.935% 0.09686 266.987) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

53.9%
0.097
267°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.09:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #556ca7

#556ca7 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.9% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.14:1 contrast and black text 4.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Splendour and Pride (#5870a4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #556ca7 mixed with white

  1. 556ca7
  2. 657ab0
  3. 7488b9
  4. 8597c2
  5. 95a5cb
  6. a6b4d4
  7. b7c3dd
  8. c9d2e5
  9. dbe1ee
  10. edf0f7

Darker: #556ca7 mixed with black

  1. 556ca7
  2. 495d91
  3. 3d4e7b
  4. 314066
  5. 263252
  6. 1c253e
  7. 11192c
  8. 080d1a
  9. 02040a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #556ca7 with less saturation

  1. 556ca7
  2. 586da2
  3. 5a6d9c
  4. 5d6d97
  5. 5f6e91
  6. 626e8b
  7. 646e86
  8. 676e80
  9. 696e7a
  10. 6c6e74

Questions about #556ca7

What color is #556ca7?

#556ca7 is soft blue. The closest named color is Splendour and Pride. In RGB it is rgb(85, 108, 167), in HSL hsl(223.17, 32.54%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.935% 0.09686 266.987).

What colors go well with #556ca7?

The complementary color of #556ca7 is #876a20. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2c769f and #7562a0. The triadic partners are #9f574f and #457e4c.

Is white or black text more readable on #556ca7?

White text reads better on #556ca7: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and black gives 4.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #556ca7 a warm or cool color?

#556ca7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 53.9% and its chroma 0.097.