#557ec8

Color #557ec8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.16 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#557ec8

RGB

rgb(85, 126, 200)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 51.1%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 57.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.5%, 37%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(52.97, 7.96, -42.79)

LCH

lch(52.97, 43.52, 280.54)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.1226, 261.46)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 33.3%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c89f55

Analogous

#55b8c8

#557ec8

#6655c8

Triadic

#557ec8

#c8557e

#7ec855

Split-complementary

#557ec8

#c86655

#b8c855

Tetradic

#557ec8

#9f55c8

#c89f55

#7ec855

Square

#557ec8

#c855b8

#c89f55

#55c866

Shades

Color #557ec8 mixed toward black.

#3a65b3

#2e5190

#233d6c

#172948

#0c1424

Tints

Color #557ec8 mixed toward white.

#7194d1

#8ea9da

#aabfe4

#c6d4ed

#e3eaf6

Tones

Color #557ec8 mixed toward gray.

#5f81be

#6884b5

#7286ab

#7b89a2

#858c98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696aba · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#6764b6 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#58adaa · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #557ec8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#557ec8]

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

#557ec8 (#557ec8) is rgb(85, 126, 200) in RGB.

No, #557ec8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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