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#559DFD

#559dfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#559dfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.4% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 97.67% saturation and 66.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.3314

Complementary

  1. #559dfd
  2. #fdb555

Split complementary

  1. #559dfd
  2. #fd6155
  3. #f1fd55

Analogous

  1. #55f1fd
  2. #559dfd
  3. #6155fd

Triadic

  1. #559dfd
  2. #fd559d
  3. #9dfd55

Tetradic

  1. #559dfd
  2. #b555fd
  3. #fdb555
  4. #9dfd55

Square

  1. #559dfd
  2. #fd55f1
  3. #fdb555
  4. #55fd61

Monochromatic

  1. #0250b7
  2. #0971fc
  3. #559dfd
  4. #a1c9fe
  5. #ebf3ff

Shades

#559dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #559dfd
  2. #4d8de4
  3. #447eca
  4. #3c6eb1
  5. #335e98
  6. #2b4f7f
  7. #223f65
  8. #1a2f4c
  9. #111f33
  10. #091019
  11. #000000

Tints

#559dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #559dfd
  2. #66a7fd
  3. #77b1fd
  4. #88bafe
  5. #99c4fe
  6. #aacefe
  7. #bbd8fe
  8. #cce2fe
  9. #ddebff
  10. #eef5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#559dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #559dfd
  2. #599af1
  3. #5e97e4
  4. #6294d8
  5. #6691cb
  6. #6b8fbf
  7. #6f8cb2
  8. #7389a6
  9. #778699
  10. #7c838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #859cca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #72a4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5995fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #67a1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5798fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00abdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-559dfd {
  color: #559dfd;
}
Background
.bg-559dfd {
  background-color: #559dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-559dfd {
  border: 2px solid #559dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #559dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 98% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-559dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #559dfd, #6155fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-559dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.87 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.13 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.56 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.75 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.25 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.38 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.07 #aa6202 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#559dfd  rgb(85, 157, 253)  hsl(214, 98%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdb555  rgb(253, 181, 85)  hsl(34, 98%, 66%)  Pastel Orange
#fd559d  rgb(253, 85, 157)  hsl(334, 98%, 66%)  Brilliant Rose
#9dfd55  rgb(157, 253, 85)  hsl(94, 98%, 66%)  Chartreuse