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#557FDF

#557fdf ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#557fdf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 49.8% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.88% cyan, 43.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 221.74°, with 68.32% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.6.

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Relative luminance0.2244

Complementary

  1. #557fdf
  2. #dfb555

Split complementary

  1. #557fdf
  2. #df7055
  3. #c4df55

Analogous

  1. #55c4df
  2. #557fdf
  3. #7055df

Triadic

  1. #557fdf
  2. #df557f
  3. #7fdf55

Tetradic

  1. #557fdf
  2. #b555df
  3. #dfb555
  4. #7fdf55

Square

  1. #557fdf
  2. #df55c4
  3. #dfb555
  4. #55df70

Monochromatic

  1. #193982
  2. #2555c3
  3. #557fdf
  4. #95afeb
  5. #d6e0f7

Shades

#557fdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #557fdf
  2. #4d72c9
  3. #4466b2
  4. #3c599c
  5. #334c86
  6. #2b4070
  7. #223359
  8. #1a2643
  9. #11192d
  10. #090d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#557fdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #557fdf
  2. #668ce2
  3. #7799e5
  4. #88a5e9
  5. #99b2ec
  6. #aabfef
  7. #bbccf2
  8. #ccd9f5
  9. #dde5f9
  10. #eef2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#557fdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #557fdf
  2. #597fd6
  3. #5e7fcc
  4. #627fc3
  5. #667fb9
  6. #6b80b0
  7. #6f80a6
  8. #73809d
  9. #778093
  10. #7c808a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7381af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5389e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e7cdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5485e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #487dde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #228dbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-557fdf {
  color: #557fdf;
}
Background
.bg-557fdf {
  background-color: #557fdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-557fdf {
  border: 2px solid #557fdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #557fdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 127 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-557fdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #557fdf, #7055df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-557fdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 127 223 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.60 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.52 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.18 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.38 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.11 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.14 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.35 #aa8020 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#557fdf  rgb(85, 127, 223)  hsl(222, 68%, 60%)  Glaucous
#dfb555  rgb(223, 181, 85)  hsl(42, 68%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#df557f  rgb(223, 85, 127)  hsl(342, 68%, 60%)  Blush
#7fdf55  rgb(127, 223, 85)  hsl(102, 68%, 60%)  Pastel Green