What color is #5588DD?

#5588DD is a moderate azure known as Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blue Jay?

The RGB value is 85, 136, 221: 85 red, 136 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blue Jay?

The complementary color is #DDAA55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5588DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blue Jay color: hex code #5588DD

#5588DD rgb(85, 136, 221)

Shades of blue

Blue Jay has the hex code #5588DD. It is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 53.3% green and 86.7% blue (85, 136, 221).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 67% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

Blue Jay (#5588DD) color codes

HEX	`#5588DD`
RGB	`rgb(85, 136, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 53.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 67%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 62%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 38%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.84, 8.93, -48.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.84, 49.33, 280.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.597, 24.758, 71.822)`
Decimal	`5605597`
Short hex	`#58D`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blue Jay, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5588DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5588DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5588DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5588dd; }
.text { color: #5588dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5588dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 136 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5588dd, #6655dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5588DD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5588DD?: #5588DD is a moderate azure known as Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blue Jay?: The RGB value is 85, 136, 221: 85 red, 136 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blue Jay?: The complementary color is #DDAA55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5588DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.