#559dbb
a balanced, soft cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
85, 157, 187
HSL
198°, 43%, 53%
CMYK
55, 16, 0, 27
Luminance
0.2963
Every format
| HEX | #559dbb |
| RGB | rgb(85, 157, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 43%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55%, 16%, 0%, 27%) |
| LAB | lab(61.3 -14.0 -22.4) |
| LCH | lch(61.3 26.4 238.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.661 0.085 227.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #559dbb;
background-color: #559dbb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#559dbb] bg-[#559dbb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #559dbb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.616, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#559dbb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#559dbb on white: 3.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#559dbb on black: 6.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red33.3%
Green61.6%
Blue73.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan54.5%
Magenta16.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.7%
Color previews
#559dbb text on a black background
contrast 6.93:1
Card sample
#559dbb text on a white background
contrast 3.03:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #559dbb;
Background color
Panel with #559dbb background
background-color: #559dbb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #559dbb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 157, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 157, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #559dbb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #559dbb, #5559BB);