#557BB9 Color

#557BB9 is rgb(85, 123, 185) in RGB and hsl(217, 42%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#557BB9

HEX#557BB9

RGBrgb(85, 123, 185)

HSLhsl(217, 42%, 53%)

HSVhsv(217, 54%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.105 259.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #557BB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #557BB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#557BB9 Complementary#B99355 Analogous#55AEB9 Analogous#6155B9 Triadic#B9557B Triadic#7BB955

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #557BB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6B8CC2 #84A0CD #9AB1D6 #B3C4E0 #C9D5E9 #E2E9F3

Shades

#446AA7 #3A5A8D #2F4A74 #253A5B #1B2941 #101928

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