#559FBE Color

#559FBE is rgb(85, 159, 190) in RGB and hsl(198, 45%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#559FBE

HEX#559FBE

RGBrgb(85, 159, 190)

HSLhsl(198, 45%, 54%)

HSVhsv(198, 55%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.087 227.5)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 16%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#559FBE Complementary#BE7555 Analogous#55BEA9 Analogous#556ABE Triadic#BE559F Triadic#9FBE55

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#6BABC7 #85BAD1 #9BC7D9 #B1D3E2 #C8E0EA #E1EEF4

Shades

#428DAE #387894 #2E637A #234B5C #193643 #0F2129

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