#559ddf
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
85, 157, 223
HSL
209°, 68%, 60%
CMYK
62, 30, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3137
Every format
| HEX | #559ddf |
| RGB | rgb(85, 157, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 68%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 30%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(62.8 -2.7 -40.2) |
| LCH | lch(62.8 40.3 266.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.678 0.122 248.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #559ddf;
background-color: #559ddf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#559ddf] bg-[#559ddf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #559ddf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.616, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#559ddf")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#559ddf on white: 2.89:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#559ddf on black: 7.27:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red33.3%
Green61.6%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan61.9%
Magenta29.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#559ddf text on a black background
contrast 7.27:1
Card sample
#559ddf text on a white background
contrast 2.89:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #559ddf;
Background color
Panel with #559ddf background
background-color: #559ddf;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #559ddf;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 157, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 157, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #559ddf; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #559ddf, #6955DF);