#559BD3#559BD3
#559BD3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.110 H 244.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #559BD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 155, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 59%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 60%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.7%, 26.5%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.72, -5.41, -35.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.72, 35.67, 261.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.72% -0.0469 -0.0991) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.72% 0.11 244.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2212, 30.0746, 65.9858) |
| Luminance | 0.3008 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.00
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 5.18
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 5.60
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.37
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 6.73
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#559BD3 #D38D55
analogous
#55D3CC #559BD3 #555CD3
triadic
#559BD3 #D3559B #9BD355
tetradic
#559BD3 #CC55D3 #D38D55 #5CD355
square
#559BD3 #CC55D3 #D38D55 #5CD355
split-complementary
#559BD3 #D3555C #D3CC55
monochromatic
#245C8A #307DBB #559BD3 #86B8E0 #B6D4EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#559BD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#559BD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #559BD3
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##559BD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##559BD3 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#839CD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#728FD2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #559bd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 155, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.110 244.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fb8e0',
500: '#559bd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #559bd3; $custom-light: #8fb8e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#559bd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 155,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.667,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6672,
"c": 0.10962,
"h": 244.7
},
"luminance": 0.30077
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#559BD3
secondary
#DBBFA9
accent
#8B46E2
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F2F6FB
border
#CCD0D4
text
#0D1115
muted
#7E8083