#557fe6

Color #557fe6

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 11 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#557fe6

RGB

rgb(85, 127, 230)

HSL

hsl(222.6, 74.4%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.6, 63%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(63%, 44.8%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(54.89, 17.41, -56.66)

LCH

lch(54.89, 59.27, 287.08)

OKLCH

oklch(61.7%, 0.1625, 265.27)

HWB

hwb(222.6, 33.3%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6bc55

Analogous

#55c8e6

#557fe6

#7455e6

Triadic

#557fe6

#e6557f

#7fe655

Split-complementary

#557fe6

#e67455

#c8e655

Tetradic

#557fe6

#bc55e6

#e6bc55

#7fe655

Square

#557fe6

#e655c8

#e6bc55

#55e674

Shades

Color #557fe6 mixed toward black.

#275ddf

#1b48b7

#143689

#0d245c

#07122e

Tints

Color #557fe6 mixed toward white.

#7194ea

#8eaaee

#aabff3

#c6d4f7

#e3eafb

Tones

Color #557fe6 mixed toward gray.

#6184da

#6d89ce

#798ec2

#8593b6

#9299aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6ad3 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#6764ce · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#58c2be · ΔE 34.4

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #557fe6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#557fe6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#557fe6 (#557fe6) is rgb(85, 127, 230) in RGB.

No, #557fe6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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