#556A8B Hex color

#556A8B

The hexadecimal color code #556A8B corresponds to the code RGB( 85, 106, 139 ). It's a shade of Blue. This color is a combination of red (at 0,33 level), green (at 0,42 level) and blue (at 0,55 level). Its brightness is 43% and its saturation is 24%. It is composed of red at 25%, green at 32% and blue at 42%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

217
24
43
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #556A8B
RGB Code rgb( 85 , 106 , 139)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 33.3% , 41.6% , 54.5% )
HSLhsl( 217 , 24% , 43% )
Complementary
Color
#AA9574


Variations of #556A8B

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #556A8B is the color #EEF0F3

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #080A0D.

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Other Shades of Blue

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #AA9574 is the color exactly opposite to #556A8B on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

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Triadic palette



Uses of #556A8B in CSS

When using #556A8B as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #556A8B as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.

#556A8B as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #556A8B;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #556A8B;  }

Border

#556A8B colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #556A8B;  }

Shadow

#556A8B shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #556A8B; }

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