Palettes / Colors / #557282

#557282 — Dusty Blue

#557282 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #557282 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#557282 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #826455; it also sits naturally between #55827B and #555B82. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 45% · Blue 51%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 49%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #557282

.text { color: #557282; }
.background { background-color: #557282; }
.border { border: 3px solid #557282; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 114, 130); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 21%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #557282; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 114, 130, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #557282; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 114, 130, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#557282">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#557282">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #826455:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #557282: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #557282

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #557282 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #557282 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #557282?

#557282 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 85, 114, 130). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #557282?

#557282 is RGB 85, 114, 130 — HSL 201°, 21%, 42% — CMYK 35%, 12%, 0%, 49%.

What colors go with #557282?

Its complement is #826455; analogous partners are #55827B and #555B82. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #557282 for text?

White text on #557282 has a contrast ratio of 5.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.12:1.