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#5573AA Color

#5573AA is rgb(85, 115, 170) in RGB, hsl(219, 33%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 32%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Yonder (#5072A7), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5573AA
HEX#5573AA
RGBrgb(85, 115, 170)
HSLhsl(219, 33%, 50%)
HSVhsv(219, 50%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 32%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.093 261.9)
LABlab(47.94% 0.94 -33.29)
LCHlch(47.94% 33.30 271.61)

What #5573AA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5573AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#5573AA Channel Values

How #5573AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 85 · G 115 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 33% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 50% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.75:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5573AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5573AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5573AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5573AA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #5573AA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5573AA
Protanopia#6F6FAA
Protanomaly#6570AA
Deuteranopia#6A6AAA
Deuteranomaly#626EAA
Tritanopia#467C7C
Tritanomaly#4C7891
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #5573AA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5573aa: #5573AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5573AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5573aa': '#5573AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.451, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_5573aa">#5573AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#5573AA"

More Blue Colors

#5573AA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5573AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5573AA?

#5573AA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(85, 115, 170) in RGB and hsl(219, 33%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Yonder (#5072A7), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.81.

What is the RGB value of #5573AA?

#5573AA is rgb(85, 115, 170) — red 85, green 115, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5573AA?

#5573AA converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 32%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5573AA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5573AA scores 4.75:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5573AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5573AA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 10.15, which is visibly different.

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