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#559BEF

#559bef ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#559bef is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 60.78% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.44% cyan, 35.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 212.73°, with 82.8% saturation and 63.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.3161

Complementary

  1. #559bef
  2. #efa955

Split complementary

  1. #559bef
  2. #ef5c55
  3. #e8ef55

Analogous

  1. #55e8ef
  2. #559bef
  3. #5c55ef

Triadic

  1. #559bef
  2. #ef559b
  3. #9bef55

Tetradic

  1. #559bef
  2. #a955ef
  3. #efa955
  4. #9bef55

Square

  1. #559bef
  2. #ef55e8
  3. #efa955
  4. #55ef5c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f4f9c
  2. #1572e2
  3. #559bef
  4. #9bc4f6
  5. #e1edfc

Shades

#559bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #559bef
  2. #4d8cd7
  3. #447cbf
  4. #3c6da7
  5. #335d8f
  6. #2b4e78
  7. #223e60
  8. #1a2f48
  9. #111f30
  10. #091018
  11. #000000

Tints

#559bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #559bef
  2. #66a5f1
  3. #77aff2
  4. #88b9f4
  5. #99c3f5
  6. #aacdf7
  7. #bbd7f9
  8. #cce1fa
  9. #ddebfc
  10. #eef5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#559bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #559bef
  2. #5998e4
  3. #5e96d9
  4. #6293ce
  5. #6690c3
  6. #6b8eb8
  7. #6f8bac
  8. #7388a1
  9. #778596
  10. #7c838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8399c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76a0f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6192ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a9ef1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c96ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-559bef {
  color: #559bef;
}
Background
.bg-559bef {
  background-color: #559bef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-559bef {
  border: 2px solid #559bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #559bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 155 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-559bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #559bef, #5c55ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-559bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 155 239 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.42 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.74 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.89 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.17 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.43 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.44 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.18 #aa6410 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#559bef  rgb(85, 155, 239)  hsl(213, 83%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#efa955  rgb(239, 169, 85)  hsl(33, 83%, 64%)  Indian Yellow
#ef559b  rgb(239, 85, 155)  hsl(333, 83%, 64%)  Brilliant Rose
#9bef55  rgb(155, 239, 85)  hsl(93, 83%, 64%)  Inchworm