#555d85

Color #555d85

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.85 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#555d85

RGB

rgb(85, 93, 133)

HSL

hsl(230, 22%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 36.1%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.1%, 30.1%, 0%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(40.33, 7.27, -23.3)

LCH

lch(40.33, 24.41, 287.33)

OKLCH

oklch(48.8%, 0.0651, 275.03)

HWB

hwb(230, 33.3%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#857d55

Analogous

#557585

#555d85

#655585

Triadic

#555d85

#85555d

#5d8555

Split-complementary

#555d85

#856555

#758555

Tetradic

#555d85

#7d5585

#857d55

#5d8555

Square

#555d85

#855575

#857d55

#558565

Shades

Color #555d85 mixed toward black.

#474d6f

#393e59

#2a2e42

#1c1f2c

#0e0f16

Tints

Color #555d85 mixed toward white.

#6a73a0

#888fb3

#a6abc6

#c4c7d9

#e1e3ec

Tones

Color #555d85 mixed toward gray.

#596081

#5d627d

#616579

#656875

#696a71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.29:1

White text reads better on this background (6.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59597d · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#58577b · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#557674 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #555d85;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555d85]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#555d85 (#555d85) is rgb(85, 93, 133) in RGB.

No, #555d85 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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