#55375e

Color #55375e

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 24.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#55375e

RGB

rgb(85, 55, 94)

HSL

hsl(286.2, 26.2%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.2, 41.5%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 41.5%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(28.04, 21.07, -17.97)

LCH

lch(28.04, 27.69, 319.54)

OKLCH

oklch(38.8%, 0.0741, 318.17)

HWB

hwb(286.2, 21.6%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#405e37

Analogous

#41375e

#55375e

#5e3753

Triadic

#55375e

#5e5537

#375e55

Split-complementary

#55375e

#535e37

#375e41

Tetradic

#55375e

#5e3740

#405e37

#375e55

Square

#55375e

#5e4137

#405e37

#37535e

Shades

Color #55375e mixed toward black.

#472e4e

#39253f

#2a1b2f

#1c121f

#0e0910

Tints

Color #55375e mixed toward white.

#774d84

#9867a6

#b28dbc

#cbb3d3

#e5d9e9

Tones

Color #55375e mixed toward gray.

#533a5b

#513d57

#504154

#4e4451

#4c474e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.09:1

White text reads better on this background (10.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a56 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#4b4d55 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#54504e · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 19.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #55375e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55375e]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#55375e (#55375e) is rgb(85, 55, 94) in RGB.

No, #55375e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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