#559EA5 Color

#559EA5 is rgb(85, 158, 165) in RGB and hsl(185, 32%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#559EA5

HEX#559EA5

RGBrgb(85, 158, 165)

HSLhsl(185, 32%, 49%)

HSVhsv(185, 48%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.074 203.6)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 4%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #559EA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #559EA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#559EA5 Complementary#A55C55 Analogous#55A584 Analogous#5576A5 Triadic#A5559E Triadic#9EA555

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #559EA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BADB3 #82BABF #9AC7CB #B2D4D7 #C9E1E3 #E1EEEF

Shades

#4B8B91 #3E7479 #346165 #284A4D #1D3739 #112022

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