#5585e8

Color #5585e8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 9.33 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5585e8

RGB

rgb(85, 133, 232)

HSL

hsl(220.4, 76.2%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.4, 63.4%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.4%, 42.7%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(56.61, 14.44, -55.01)

LCH

lch(56.61, 56.87, 284.71)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.158, 263.13)

HWB

hwb(220.4, 33.3%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8b855

Analogous

#55cfe8

#5585e8

#6f55e8

Triadic

#5585e8

#e85585

#85e855

Split-complementary

#5585e8

#e86f55

#cfe855

Tetradic

#5585e8

#b855e8

#e8b855

#85e855

Square

#5585e8

#e855cf

#e8b855

#55e86f

Shades

Color #5585e8 mixed toward black.

#2764e2

#194eba

#133a8c

#0d275d

#06132f

Tints

Color #5585e8 mixed toward white.

#7199ec

#8eaef0

#aac2f4

#c6d6f7

#e3ebfb

Tones

Color #5585e8 mixed toward gray.

#6189dc

#6e8ed0

#7a92c3

#8696b7

#929aab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6dd5 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#6a66d1 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#58c5c1 · ΔE 33.4

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 25

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5585e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5585e8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5585e8 (#5585e8) is rgb(85, 133, 232) in RGB.

No, #5585e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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