#559cb4

Color #559cb4

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.61 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#559cb4

RGB

rgb(85, 156, 180)

HSL

hsl(195.2, 38.8%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.2, 52.8%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.8%, 13.3%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(60.78, -15.5, -19.31)

LCH

lch(60.78, 24.76, 231.25)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0796, 222.2)

HWB

hwb(195.2, 33.3%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b46d55

Analogous

#55b49d

#559cb4

#556db4

Triadic

#559cb4

#b4559c

#9cb455

Split-complementary

#559cb4

#b4556d

#b49d55

Tetradic

#559cb4

#6d55b4

#b46d55

#9cb455

Square

#559cb4

#9d55b4

#b46d55

#6db455

Shades

Color #559cb4 mixed toward black.

#448499

#36697b

#294f5c

#1b353d

#0e1a1f

Tints

Color #559cb4 mixed toward white.

#71adc1

#8ebdcd

#aaceda

#c6dee6

#e3eff3

Tones

Color #559cb4 mixed toward gray.

#5d98ac

#6594a4

#6d909c

#758c94

#7d898d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7baf · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#7670ad · ΔE 23.6

Tritanopia

#5aaaa9 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #559cb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#559cb4]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#559cb4 (#559cb4) is rgb(85, 156, 180) in RGB.

No, #559cb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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