#558ade

Color #558ade

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 4.81 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#558ade

RGB

rgb(85, 138, 222)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 67.5%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 61.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.7%, 37.8%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(57.44, 8.07, -48.12)

LCH

lch(57.44, 48.79, 279.52)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.139, 259.26)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 33.3%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dea955

Analogous

#55cede

#558ade

#6555de

Triadic

#558ade

#de558a

#8ade55

Split-complementary

#558ade

#de6555

#cede55

Tetradic

#558ade

#a955de

#dea955

#8ade55

Square

#558ade

#de55ce

#dea955

#55de65

Shades

Color #558ade mixed toward black.

#2a6cd6

#2157ab

#194181

#112b56

#08162b

Tints

Color #558ade mixed toward white.

#719de4

#8eb1e9

#aac4ef

#c6d8f4

#e3ebfa

Tones

Color #558ade mixed toward gray.

#608dd3

#6c8fc7

#7792bc

#8394b0

#8e97a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7070ce · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#6d68ca · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#59c0bc · ΔE 30.3

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 23.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #558ade;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#558ade]

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

#558ade (#558ade) is rgb(85, 138, 222) in RGB.

No, #558ade is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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