All About Color #557EAA

#557EAA

About #557EAA

#557EAA is a medium blue color with the hex code #557EAA. In RGB it is red 85, green 126, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 211°, saturation 33%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 50%, 26%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 4.24:1 on white and 4.95:1 on black.

#557EAA Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 7E, AA
CMYK50.00%, 25.88%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal85, 126, 170
HSL211°, 33%, 50%
RGB Octal125, 176, 252
HSV (HSB)211.06°, 50.00%, 66.67%
RGB Binary1010101, 1111110, 10101010
CIE-L*AB51.56, -1.63, -27.79
RGB Percent33.33%, 49.41%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH51.56, 27.84, 266.64
XYZ18.46, 19.76, 40.87
CIE-L*UV51.56, -19.43, -41.45
xyY0.23, 0.25, 19.76
Hunter-Lab44.45, -3.63, -23.41
RYB33.33%, 44.18%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#557EAA on a dark background: contrast 4.95:1, passes WCAG AA.
#557EAA on a light background: contrast 4.24:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#557EAA · #92ADC8 · #37516D · #AA8155 · #C8AE92

Analogous palette

#55AA81 · #55A8AA · #557EAA · #5755AA · #8155AA

Triadic palette

#557EAA · #AA557E · #7EAA55 · #92ADC8 · #C892AD

Tetradic palette

#557EAA · #AA55A8 · #AA8155 · #55AA57 · #37516D

Monochromatic palette

#223244 · #3C5877 · #557EAA · #88A5C3 · #BBCBDD

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