All About Color #557AAA

#557AAA

About #557AAA

#557AAA is a medium blue color with the hex code #557AAA. In RGB it is red 85, green 122, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 214°, saturation 33%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 50%, 28%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 4.42:1 on white and 4.75:1 on black.

#557AAA Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 7A, AA
CMYK50.00%, 28.24%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal85, 122, 170
HSL214°, 33%, 50%
RGB Octal125, 172, 252
HSV (HSB)213.88°, 50.00%, 66.67%
RGB Binary1010101, 1111010, 10101010
CIE-L*AB50.40, 0.74, -29.60
RGB Percent33.33%, 47.84%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH50.40, 29.61, 271.42
XYZ17.96, 18.75, 40.70
CIE-L*UV50.40, -17.90, -44.40
xyY0.23, 0.24, 18.75
Hunter-Lab43.30, -1.75, -25.42
RYB33.33%, 43.44%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#557AAA on a dark background: contrast 4.75:1, passes WCAG AA.
#557AAA on a light background: contrast 4.42:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #557AAA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#557AAA · #92AAC8 · #374E6D · #AA8555 · #C8B192

Analogous palette

#55AA85 · #55A4AA · #557AAA · #5B55AA · #8555AA

Triadic palette

#557AAA · #AA557A · #7AAA55 · #92AAC8 · #C892AA

Tetradic palette

#557AAA · #AA55A4 · #AA8555 · #55AA5B · #374E6D

Monochromatic palette

#223144 · #3C5577 · #557AAA · #88A2C3 · #BBCADD

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