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#5559CD

#5559cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5559cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.54% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 238°, with 54.55% saturation and 56.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1348

Complementary

  1. #5559cd
  2. #cdc955

Split complementary

  1. #5559cd
  2. #cd8d55
  3. #95cd55

Analogous

  1. #5595cd
  2. #5559cd
  3. #8d55cd

Triadic

  1. #5559cd
  2. #cd5559
  3. #59cd55

Tetradic

  1. #5559cd
  2. #c955cd
  3. #cdc955
  4. #59cd55

Square

  1. #5559cd
  2. #cd5595
  3. #cdc955
  4. #55cd8d

Monochromatic

  1. #1f226a
  2. #3134a5
  3. #5559cd
  4. #9093de
  5. #cbccf0

Shades

#5559cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5559cd
  2. #4d50b9
  3. #4447a4
  4. #3c3e90
  5. #33357b
  6. #2b2d67
  7. #222452
  8. #1a1b3e
  9. #111229
  10. #090915
  11. #000000

Tints

#5559cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5559cd
  2. #666ad2
  3. #777ad7
  4. #888bdc
  5. #999be1
  6. #aaace6
  7. #bbbdeb
  8. #cccdf0
  9. #dddef5
  10. #eeeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5559cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5559cd
  2. #595dc5
  3. #5e61be
  4. #6265b6
  5. #6669ae
  6. #6b6da7
  7. #6f709f
  8. #737497
  9. #77788f
  10. #7c7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60629a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00748a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3365cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b5ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #346aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5559cd {
  color: #5559cd;
}
Background
.bg-5559cd {
  background-color: #5559cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5559cd {
  border: 2px solid #5559cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5559cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 55% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5559cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5559cd, #8d55cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5559cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.66 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.00 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.94 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.07 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.34 #aaa632 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Iris
#5559cd  rgb(85, 89, 205)  hsl(238, 55%, 57%)  Iris
#cdc955  rgb(205, 201, 85)  hsl(58, 55%, 57%)  Straw
#cd5559  rgb(205, 85, 89)  hsl(358, 55%, 57%)  Indian Red
#59cd55  rgb(89, 205, 85)  hsl(118, 55%, 57%)  Lime Green