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#557CD5

#557cd5 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#557cd5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 48.63% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.09% cyan, 41.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 221.72°, with 60.38% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2115

Complementary

  1. #557cd5
  2. #d5ae55

Split complementary

  1. #557cd5
  2. #d56e55
  3. #bcd555

Analogous

  1. #55bcd5
  2. #557cd5
  3. #6e55d5

Triadic

  1. #557cd5
  2. #d5557c
  3. #7cd555

Tetradic

  1. #557cd5
  2. #ae55d5
  3. #d5ae55
  4. #7cd555

Square

  1. #557cd5
  2. #d555bc
  3. #d5ae55
  4. #55d56e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3774
  2. #2c55b2
  3. #557cd5
  4. #92abe4
  5. #d0dbf3

Shades

#557cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #557cd5
  2. #4d70c0
  3. #4463aa
  4. #3c5795
  5. #334a80
  6. #2b3e6b
  7. #223255
  8. #1a2540
  9. #11192b
  10. #090c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#557cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #557cd5
  2. #6689d9
  3. #7796dd
  4. #88a3e2
  5. #99b0e6
  6. #aabeea
  7. #bbcbee
  8. #ccd8f2
  9. #dde5f7
  10. #eef2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#557cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #557cd5
  2. #597ccd
  3. #5e7dc4
  4. #627dbc
  5. #667eb3
  6. #6b7eab
  7. #6f7ea2
  8. #737f9a
  9. #777f91
  10. #7c8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5485d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4279d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00909e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5582d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b7ad4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b88b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-557cd5 {
  color: #557cd5;
}
Background
.bg-557cd5 {
  background-color: #557cd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-557cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #557cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #557cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 124 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 60% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-557cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #557cd5, #6e55d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-557cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 124 213 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.02 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.96 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.10 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.62 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.86 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.59 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.60 #aa832a Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Glaucous
#557cd5  rgb(85, 124, 213)  hsl(222, 60%, 58%)  Glaucous
#d5ae55  rgb(213, 174, 85)  hsl(42, 60%, 58%)  Metallic Gold
#d5557c  rgb(213, 85, 124)  hsl(342, 60%, 58%)  Blush
#7cd555  rgb(124, 213, 85)  hsl(102, 60%, 58%)  Pastel Green