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#5574CC

#5574cc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5574cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 45.49% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.33% cyan, 43.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 224.37°, with 53.85% saturation and 56.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1878

Complementary

  1. #5574cc
  2. #ccad55

Split complementary

  1. #5574cc
  2. #cc7255
  3. #b0cc55

Analogous

  1. #55b0cc
  2. #5574cc
  3. #7255cc

Triadic

  1. #5574cc
  2. #cc5574
  3. #74cc55

Tetradic

  1. #5574cc
  2. #ad55cc
  3. #ccad55
  4. #74cc55

Square

  1. #5574cc
  2. #cc55b0
  3. #ccad55
  4. #55cc72

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3269
  2. #314fa3
  3. #5574cc
  4. #90a4de
  5. #cbd4ef

Shades

#5574cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5574cc
  2. #4d68b8
  3. #445da3
  4. #3c518f
  5. #33467a
  6. #2b3a66
  7. #222e52
  8. #1a233d
  9. #111729
  10. #090c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#5574cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5574cc
  2. #6682d1
  3. #7790d6
  4. #889edb
  5. #99ace0
  6. #aabae6
  7. #bbc7eb
  8. #ccd5f0
  9. #dde3f5
  10. #eef1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5574cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5574cc
  2. #5975c4
  3. #5e76bd
  4. #6278b5
  5. #6679ae
  6. #6b7aa6
  7. #6f7b9e
  8. #737c97
  9. #777e8f
  10. #7c7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c76a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d7ecf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d73ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #507ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4873cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3280ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5574cc {
  color: #5574cc;
}
Background
.bg-5574cc {
  background-color: #5574cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5574cc {
  border: 2px solid #5574cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5574cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 116 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 54% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5574cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5574cc, #7255cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5574cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 116 204 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.54 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.42 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.23 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.38 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.53 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.68 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.28 #aa8b33 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#5574cc  rgb(85, 116, 204)  hsl(224, 54%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#ccad55  rgb(204, 173, 85)  hsl(44, 54%, 57%)  Vegas Gold
#cc5574  rgb(204, 85, 116)  hsl(344, 54%, 57%)  Blush
#74cc55  rgb(116, 204, 85)  hsl(104, 54%, 57%)  Mantis