#557AB9 Color

#557AB9 is rgb(85, 122, 185) in RGB and hsl(218, 42%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#557AB9

HEX#557AB9

RGBrgb(85, 122, 185)

HSLhsl(218, 42%, 53%)

HSVhsv(218, 54%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(58% 0.106 260.6)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 34%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #557AB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #557AB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#557AB9 Complementary#B99555 Analogous#55ACB9 Analogous#6255B9 Triadic#B9557A Triadic#7AB955

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #557AB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6B8BC2 #849FCD #9AB0D6 #B3C3E0 #C9D4E9 #E2E8F3

Shades

#4468A7 #3A588D #2F4874 #25395B #1B2941 #101928

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