#559fcd

Color #559fcd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.65 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#559fcd

RGB

rgb(85, 159, 205)

HSL

hsl(203, 54.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203, 58.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.5%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(62.62, -9.55, -30.51)

LCH

lch(62.62, 31.97, 252.62)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.1006, 238.08)

HWB

hwb(203, 33.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd8355

Analogous

#55cdbf

#559fcd

#5563cd

Triadic

#559fcd

#cd559f

#9fcd55

Split-complementary

#559fcd

#cd5563

#cdbf55

Tetradic

#559fcd

#8355cd

#cd8355

#9fcd55

Square

#559fcd

#bf55cd

#cd8355

#63cd55

Shades

Color #559fcd mixed toward black.

#3788bb

#2c6d95

#215270

#16374b

#0b1b25

Tints

Color #559fcd mixed toward white.

#71afd5

#8ebfde

#aacfe6

#c6dfee

#e3eff7

Tones

Color #559fcd mixed toward gray.

#5f9dc3

#699ab9

#7398af

#7d96a5

#87939b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7dc3 · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#7872c1 · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#5bbbb9 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 19

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #559fcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#559fcd]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#559fcd (#559fcd) is rgb(85, 159, 205) in RGB.

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

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