#557eb4

Color #557eb4

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 5.63 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#557eb4

RGB

rgb(85, 126, 180)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 38.8%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 52.8%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.8%, 30%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(52, 1.49, -32.86)

LCH

lch(52, 32.89, 272.6)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.0953, 255.66)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 33.3%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b48b55

Analogous

#55aeb4

#557eb4

#5c55b4

Triadic

#557eb4

#b4557e

#7eb455

Split-complementary

#557eb4

#b45c55

#aeb455

Tetradic

#557eb4

#8b55b4

#b48b55

#7eb455

Square

#557eb4

#b455ae

#b48b55

#55b45c

Shades

Color #557eb4 mixed toward black.

#446999

#36547b

#293f5c

#1b2a3d

#0e151f

Tints

Color #557eb4 mixed toward white.

#7194c1

#8ea9cd

#aabfda

#c6d4e6

#e3eaf3

Tones

Color #557eb4 mixed toward gray.

#5d7fac

#6580a4

#6d819c

#758294

#7d848d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696aa9 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#6764a6 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#58a09d · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #557eb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#557eb4]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#557eb4 (#557eb4) is rgb(85, 126, 180) in RGB.

No, #557eb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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