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#556fac color: Prefect

#556fac is rgb(85, 111, 172) in RGB and oklch(54.868% 0.10048 265.686) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

54.9%
0.100
266°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #556fac

#556fac is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.9% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.93:1 contrast and black text 4.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prefect (#5772b0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #556fac mixed with white

  1. 556fac
  2. 657db5
  3. 758bbd
  4. 8599c6
  5. 95a7ce
  6. a6b6d7
  7. b8c4df
  8. c9d3e7
  9. dbe1ef
  10. edf0f7

Darker: #556fac mixed with black

  1. 556fac
  2. 496095
  3. 3d517f
  4. 314269
  5. 263454
  6. 1c2740
  7. 111a2d
  8. 080e1b
  9. 02040b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #556fac with less saturation

  1. 556fac
  2. 5870a6
  3. 5b70a1
  4. 5e709b
  5. 607195
  6. 63718f
  7. 667189
  8. 697183
  9. 6c717d
  10. 6e7177

Questions about #556fac

What color is #556fac?

#556fac is soft blue. The closest named color is Prefect. In RGB it is rgb(85, 111, 172), in HSL hsl(222.07, 34.39%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.868% 0.10048 265.686).

What colors go well with #556fac?

The complementary color of #556fac is #8b6c1e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #287aa4 and #7664a5. The triadic partners are #a45852 and #48814c.

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

White text reads better on #556fac: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and black gives 4.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #556fac a warm or cool color?

#556fac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 54.9% and its chroma 0.1.