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#557FED

#557fed ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#557fed is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 49.8% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.14% cyan, 46.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 223.42°, with 80.85% saturation and 63.14% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.93.

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Relative luminance0.2322

Complementary

  1. #557fed
  2. #edc355

Split complementary

  1. #557fed
  2. #ed7755
  3. #cbed55

Analogous

  1. #55cbed
  2. #557fed
  3. #7755ed

Triadic

  1. #557fed
  2. #ed557f
  3. #7fed55

Tetradic

  1. #557fed
  2. #c355ed
  3. #edc355
  4. #7fed55

Square

  1. #557fed
  2. #ed55cb
  3. #edc355
  4. #55ed77

Monochromatic

  1. #103699
  2. #184ede
  3. #557fed
  4. #9ab3f4
  5. #dfe7fc

Shades

#557fed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #557fed
  2. #4d72d5
  3. #4466be
  4. #3c59a6
  5. #334c8e
  6. #2b4077
  7. #22335f
  8. #1a2647
  9. #11192f
  10. #090d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#557fed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #557fed
  2. #668cef
  3. #7799f1
  4. #88a5f2
  5. #99b2f4
  6. #aabff6
  7. #bbccf8
  8. #ccd9fa
  9. #dde5fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#557fed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #557fed
  2. #597fe2
  3. #5e7fd7
  4. #627fcc
  5. #667fc1
  6. #6b80b7
  7. #6f80ac
  8. #7380a1
  9. #778096
  10. #7c808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7482b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #478cf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a7eeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d87ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f7eec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0d8fc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-557fed {
  color: #557fed;
}
Background
.bg-557fed {
  background-color: #557fed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-557fed {
  border: 2px solid #557fed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #557fed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 127 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-557fed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #557fed, #7755ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-557fed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 127 237 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.93 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.97 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.44 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.83 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.91 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.77 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.84 #aa8012 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#557fed  rgb(85, 127, 237)  hsl(223, 81%, 63%)  Glaucous
#edc355  rgb(237, 195, 85)  hsl(43, 81%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#ed557f  rgb(237, 85, 127)  hsl(343, 81%, 63%)  Blush
#7fed55  rgb(127, 237, 85)  hsl(103, 81%, 63%)  Lawn Green