#557EC3 Color

#557EC3 is rgb(85, 126, 195) in RGB and hsl(218, 48%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#557EC3

HEX#557EC3

RGBrgb(85, 126, 195)

HSLhsl(218, 48%, 55%)

HSVhsv(218, 56%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.116 260.3)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 35%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #557EC3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #557EC3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#557EC3 Complementary#C39B55 Analogous#55B5C3 Analogous#6455C3 Triadic#C3557E Triadic#7EC355

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #557EC3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6C8FCB #82A0D3 #99B1DB #B4C5E4 #CAD7EC #E1E8F4

Shades

#406BB5 #355997 #2C497D #223A62 #192A48 #0F182A

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