#557cee Color Information

#557cee Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #557cee. In RGB, it consists of 33.3% Red, 48.6% Green, and 93.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 64.3% Cyan, 47.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 224.7°, with saturation of 81.8% and lightness of 63.3%. The decimal value for #557cee is 5602542, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6666ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #557cee is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#557cee Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color85, 124, 238 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color33.3%, 48.6%, 93.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.667, 0.514, 0.067 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.643, 0.479, 0, 0.067 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color224.7°, 81.8%, 63.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color224.7°, 64.3%, 93.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color26.387, 22.520, 83.845 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color85, 116, 238 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5602542 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color54.574, 21.977, -61.637 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)54.574, 65.438, 289.624 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color54.574, -18.743, -98.732 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color47.455, 16.207, -71.537 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.199, 0.170, 22.520 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283792622 / 0xff557cee Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#6666ff Copy
Last Updated: November 21, 2024

Shades of #557cee

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #557cee, its pure hue is 224.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.8%, and its lightness is 63.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #557cee, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b101e to #4a6dd0.

Tints of #557cee

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #557cee, its pure hue is 224.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.8%, and its lightness is 63.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #557cee, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6a8cf0 to #eaeffd.

Tones of #557cee

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #557cee, its pure hue is 224.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #557cee, which range from #a2a2a2 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #4474ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #557cee

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #557cee! For #557cee, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #557cee. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #557cee

This color, #557cee, consists of 33.3% Red, 48.6% Green, and 93.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 85, Green = 124, Blue = 238. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #557cee is 64.3% Cyan, 47.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R33.3%
C64.3%
G48.6%
M47.9%
B93.3%
Y0.0%
K6.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 85 124 238
Octal 125 174 356
Hexa #55 #7c #ee
Binary 01010101 01111100 11101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 64 47 0 6
Octal 100 57 0 6
Hexa #40 #2f #00 #06
Binary 01000000 00101111 00000000 00000110

Analogous Colors of #557cee

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #557cee — which has hue 224.7° — its analogous colors are located at 194.7° and 254.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #557cee.

Triadic Colors of #557cee

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #557cee — which has hue 224.7° — its triadic colors are located at 104.7° and 344.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #557cee.

Complementary Color of #557cee

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #557cee — which has hue 224.7° — its complementary color is located at 44.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #557cee.

Split Complementary Colors of #557cee

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #557cee — which has hue 224.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 14.7° and 224.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #557cee.

Tetradic Colors of #557cee

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #557cee — which has hue 224.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 134.7°, 224.7°, 314.7°, and 44.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #557cee.

Monochromatic Colors of #557cee

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #557cee, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1f4ac6 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a6bbfb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #557cee

We want to make getting started with #557cee on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #557cee into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #557cee can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #557cee with other HTML elements.

#557cee Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #557cee.
<span style="color: #557cee;">The color of this text is #557cee.</span>

#557cee Background Color

The background color for this text is #557cee.
<div style="background-color: #557cee; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #557cee.</div>

#557cee Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #557cee.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #557cee;">This color for the shadow of this text is #557cee.</span>

#557cee Border Color

This is a div with border color #557cee.
<div style="border: #557cee 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #557cee.</div>

#557cee Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #557cee on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #557cee; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #557cee on a white background.</div></div>

#557cee Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #557cee on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #557cee; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #557cee on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #557cee to White

This is a gradient from #557cee to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#557cee,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#557cee,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#557cee,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#557cee,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #557cee to white.</div>

Gradient from #557cee to Black

This is a gradient from #557cee to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#557cee,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#557cee,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#557cee,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#557cee,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #557cee to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #557cee

In addition to using #557cee on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #557cee in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #557cee, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 85, Green = 124, Blue = 238). If you need details about the color coordinates of #557cee in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #557cee
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(85, 124, 238)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #557cee; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #557cee; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #557cee; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(85, 124, 238);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#557cee")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:85, green:124, blue:238, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:85 green:124 blue:238 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(85f, 124f, 238f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(85, 124, 238);
 

#557cee Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #557cee the same way. For those with color blindness, #557cee might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #557cee looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #557cee is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #557cee looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #557cee will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #557cee is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.8:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #557cee would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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