#557cbe

Color #557cbe

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.96 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#557cbe

RGB

rgb(85, 124, 190)

HSL

hsl(217.7, 44.7%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.7, 55.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.3%, 34.7%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(51.91, 5.9, -38.76)

LCH

lch(51.91, 39.21, 278.66)

OKLCH

oklch(58.7%, 0.111, 260.46)

HWB

hwb(217.7, 33.3%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be9755

Analogous

#55b1be

#557cbe

#6255be

Triadic

#557cbe

#be557c

#7cbe55

Split-complementary

#557cbe

#be6255

#b1be55

Tetradic

#557cbe

#9755be

#be9755

#7cbe55

Square

#557cbe

#be55b1

#be9755

#55be62

Shades

Color #557cbe mixed toward black.

#3f65a6

#335185

#263d63

#192942

#0d1421

Tints

Color #557cbe mixed toward white.

#7192c9

#8ea8d4

#aabdde

#c6d3e9

#e3e9f4

Tones

Color #557cbe mixed toward gray.

#5e7eb5

#6680ac

#6f83a4

#78859b

#818792

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6868b1 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#6663ae · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#57a6a3 · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #557cbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#557cbe]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#557cbe (#557cbe) is rgb(85, 124, 190) in RGB.

No, #557cbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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