#55485f

Color #55485f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#55485f

RGB

rgb(85, 72, 95)

HSL

hsl(273.9, 13.8%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.9, 24.2%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 24.2%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(32.68, 10.45, -11.48)

LCH

lch(32.68, 15.52, 312.31)

OKLCH

oklch(42.4%, 0.0408, 310.13)

HWB

hwb(273.9, 28.2%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#525f48

Analogous

#49485f

#55485f

#5f485d

Triadic

#55485f

#5f5548

#485f55

Split-complementary

#55485f

#5d5f48

#485f49

Tetradic

#55485f

#5f4852

#525f48

#485f55

Square

#55485f

#5f4948

#525f48

#485d5f

Shades

Color #55485f mixed toward black.

#473c4f

#39303f

#2a242f

#1c1820

#0e0c10

Tints

Color #55485f mixed toward white.

#72617f

#8f7d9c

#ab9db5

#c7bece

#e3dee6

Tones

Color #55485f mixed toward gray.

#554a5d

#544c5b

#544e59

#545057

#545155

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.48:1

White text reads better on this background (8.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#50505a · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#505159 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#545655 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55485f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55485f]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#55485f (#55485f) is rgb(85, 72, 95) in RGB.

No, #55485f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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