#558bed

Color #558bed

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.19 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#558bed

RGB

rgb(85, 139, 237)

HSL

hsl(218.7, 80.9%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.7, 64.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.1%, 41.4%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(58.52, 12.53, -54.76)

LCH

lch(58.52, 56.18, 282.89)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.1579, 261.33)

HWB

hwb(218.7, 33.3%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edb755

Analogous

#55d7ed

#558bed

#6b55ed

Triadic

#558bed

#ed558b

#8bed55

Split-complementary

#558bed

#ed6b55

#d7ed55

Tetradic

#558bed

#b755ed

#edb755

#8bed55

Square

#558bed

#ed55d7

#edb755

#55ed6b

Shades

Color #558bed mixed toward black.

#246ae8

#1452c2

#0f3e92

#0a2961

#051531

Tints

Color #558bed mixed toward white.

#719ef0

#8eb2f3

#aac5f6

#c6d8f9

#e3ecfc

Tones

Color #558bed mixed toward gray.

#618fe0

#6e92d4

#7b96c7

#889aba

#949dae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071da · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#6d69d6 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#59cac6 · ΔE 32.8

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 24.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #558bed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#558bed]

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

#558bed (#558bed) is rgb(85, 139, 237) in RGB.

No, #558bed 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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