#557ebe

Color #557ebe

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.45 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#557ebe

RGB

rgb(85, 126, 190)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 44.7%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 55.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.3%, 33.7%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(52.47, 4.7, -37.86)

LCH

lch(52.47, 38.15, 277.08)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.1088, 259.03)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 33.3%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be9555

Analogous

#55b2be

#557ebe

#6055be

Triadic

#557ebe

#be557e

#7ebe55

Split-complementary

#557ebe

#be6055

#b2be55

Tetradic

#557ebe

#9555be

#be9555

#7ebe55

Square

#557ebe

#be55b2

#be9555

#55be60

Shades

Color #557ebe mixed toward black.

#3f67a6

#335385

#263e63

#192942

#0d1521

Tints

Color #557ebe mixed toward white.

#7193c9

#8ea9d4

#aabede

#c6d4e9

#e3e9f4

Tones

Color #557ebe mixed toward gray.

#5e80b5

#6682ac

#6f84a4

#78869b

#818892

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696ab1 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#6764ae · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#58a6a4 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #557ebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#557ebe]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#557ebe (#557ebe) is rgb(85, 126, 190) in RGB.

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

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