All About Color #557DAA

#557DAA

About #557DAA

#557DAA is a medium blue color with the hex code #557DAA. In RGB it is red 85, green 125, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 212°, saturation 33%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 50%, 26%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 4.29:1 on white and 4.90:1 on black.

#557DAA Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 7D, AA
CMYK50.00%, 26.47%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal85, 125, 170
HSL212°, 33%, 50%
RGB Octal125, 175, 252
HSV (HSB)211.76°, 50.00%, 66.67%
RGB Binary1010101, 1111101, 10101010
CIE-L*AB51.27, -1.04, -28.24
RGB Percent33.33%, 49.02%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH51.27, 28.26, 267.88
XYZ18.34, 19.50, 40.83
CIE-L*UV51.27, -19.05, -42.19
xyY0.23, 0.25, 19.50
Hunter-Lab44.16, -3.16, -23.90
RYB33.33%, 44.00%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#557DAA on a dark background: contrast 4.90:1, passes WCAG AA.
#557DAA on a light background: contrast 4.29:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#557DAA · #92ACC8 · #37506D · #AA8255 · #C8AF92

Analogous palette

#55AA82 · #55A7AA · #557DAA · #5855AA · #8255AA

Triadic palette

#557DAA · #AA557D · #7DAA55 · #92ACC8 · #C892AC

Tetradic palette

#557DAA · #AA55A7 · #AA8255 · #55AA58 · #37506D

Monochromatic palette

#223244 · #3C5777 · #557DAA · #88A4C3 · #BBCBDD

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