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#5569aa

a balanced, soft blue · warm · closest name: steelblue

RGB
85, 105, 170
HSL
226°, 33%, 50%
CMYK
50, 38, 0, 33
Luminance
0.1494

Every format

HEX#5569aa
RGBrgb(85, 105, 170)
HSLhsl(226, 33%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 38%, 0%, 33%)
LABlab(45.5 11.1 -37.2)
LCHlch(45.5 38.8 286.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.534 0.105 269.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #5569aa;
background-color: #5569aa;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#5569aa] bg-[#5569aa]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #5569aa;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.412, blue: 0.667)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#5569aa")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#5569aa on white: 5.27:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#5569aa on black: 3.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red33.3%
Green41.2%
Blue66.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan50.0%
Magenta38.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)33.3%

Color previews

#5569aa text on a black background

contrast 3.99:1

Card sample

#5569aa text on a white background

contrast 5.27:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #5569aa;
Background color
Panel with #5569aa background
background-color: #5569aa;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #5569aa;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 105, 170, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 105, 170, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #5569aa;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5569aa, #7A55AA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #5569aa

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #5569aa in the Color Lab