#559BDD Color

#559BDD is rgb(85, 155, 221) in RGB, hsl(209, 67%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 30%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Little Boy Blue (#6CA0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#559BDD

HEX#559BDD

RGBrgb(85, 155, 221)

HSLhsl(209, 67%, 60%)

HSVhsv(209, 62%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 30%, 0%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.121 248.8)

LABlab(61.57% -7.53 -40.91)

LCHlch(61.57% 41.59 259.58)

What #559BDD 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 #559BDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 5.7 Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 6.99 Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 7.21 Green-blue (Crayola)#2887C8ΔE 8.8 Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 8.94 Rich Electric Blue#0892D0ΔE 9.73

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

#559BDD Channel Values

How #559BDD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 85 · G 155 · B 221	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 209° · S 67% · L 60%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 209° · S 62% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 62% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.95:1 vs white · 7.12:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #559BDD 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #559BDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #559BDD; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #559BDD

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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Shades

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How #559BDD 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#559BDD

Protanopia#9292DD

Protanomaly#7E96DD

Deuteranopia#8989DE

Deuteranomaly#7790DE

Tritanopia#39A5A5

Tritanomaly#46A1BE

Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #559BDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-559bdd: #559BDD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #559BDD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-559bdd': '#559BDD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.608, blue: 0.867)

Android XML<color name="color_559bdd">#559BDD</color>

SVG fillfill="#559BDD"

More Blue Colors

#559BDD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#559BDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #559BDD?

#559BDD is a light blue — rgb(85, 155, 221) in RGB and hsl(209, 67%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Little Boy Blue (#6CA0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.7.

What is the RGB value of #559BDD?

#559BDD is rgb(85, 155, 221) — red 85, green 155, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #559BDD?

#559BDD converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 30%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #559BDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #559BDD scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #559BDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #559BDD 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 12.56, which is visibly different.

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