#556aaa
a balanced, soft blue · warm · closest name: steelblue
RGB
85, 106, 170
HSL
225°, 33%, 50%
CMYK
50, 38, 0, 33
Luminance
0.1514
Every format
| HEX | #556aaa |
| RGB | rgb(85, 106, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 33%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 38%, 0%, 33%) |
| LAB | lab(45.8 10.5 -36.8) |
| LCH | lch(45.8 38.2 285.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.537 0.104 269.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #556aaa;
background-color: #556aaa;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#556aaa] bg-[#556aaa]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #556aaa;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.416, blue: 0.667)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#556aaa")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#556aaa on white: 5.21:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#556aaa on black: 4.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red33.3%
Green41.6%
Blue66.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan50.0%
Magenta37.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)33.3%
Color previews
#556aaa text on a black background
contrast 4.03:1
Card sample
#556aaa text on a white background
contrast 5.21:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #556aaa;
Background color
Panel with #556aaa background
background-color: #556aaa;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #556aaa;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 106, 170, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 106, 170, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #556aaa; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #556aaa, #7955AA);