#555469

Color #555469

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.46 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#555469

RGB

rgb(85, 84, 105)

HSL

hsl(242.9, 11.1%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.9, 20%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(36.54, 5.3, -11.91)

LCH

lch(36.54, 13.04, 293.99)

OKLCH

oklch(45.5%, 0.034, 287.1)

HWB

hwb(242.9, 32.9%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#686954

Analogous

#545e69

#555469

#605469

Triadic

#555469

#695554

#546955

Split-complementary

#555469

#696054

#5e6954

Tetradic

#555469

#695468

#686954

#546955

Square

#555469

#69545e

#686954

#546960

Shades

Color #555469 mixed toward black.

#474658

#393846

#2b2a35

#1c1c23

#0e0e12

Tints

Color #555469 mixed toward white.

#6d6c87

#8988a0

#a7a6b8

#c4c4cf

#e2e1e7

Tones

Color #555469 mixed toward gray.

#575667

#585866

#5a5964

#5b5b62

#5d5d60

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.86:1

White text reads better on this background (7.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555564 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#555563 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#556160 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #555469;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555469]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#555469 (#555469) is rgb(85, 84, 105) in RGB.

No, #555469 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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