#55475c

Color #55475c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#55475c

RGB

rgb(85, 71, 92)

HSL

hsl(280, 12.9%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 22.8%, 36.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 22.8%, 0%, 63.9%)

LAB

lab(32.28, 10.38, -10.18)

LCH

lch(32.28, 14.54, 315.56)

OKLCH

oklch(42%, 0.0385, 314.37)

HWB

hwb(280, 27.8%, 63.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e5c47

Analogous

#4b475c

#55475c

#5c4759

Triadic

#55475c

#5c5547

#475c55

Split-complementary

#55475c

#595c47

#475c4b

Tetradic

#55475c

#5c474e

#4e5c47

#475c55

Square

#55475c

#5c4b47

#4e5c47

#47595c

Shades

Color #55475c mixed toward black.

#473b4d

#392f3d

#2b242e

#1c181f

#0e0c0f

Tints

Color #55475c mixed toward white.

#73607d

#907c9a

#ac9db3

#c8becd

#e3dee6

Tones

Color #55475c mixed toward gray.

#55495a

#544b59

#534c57

#534e55

#525053

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.44:1

White text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4f57 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#505156 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#545453 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55475c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55475c]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#55475c (#55475c) is rgb(85, 71, 92) in RGB.

No, #55475c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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