#55637b

Color #55637b

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.43 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#55637b

RGB

rgb(85, 99, 123)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 18.3%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 30.9%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.9%, 19.5%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(41.66, 0.75, -15.18)

LCH

lch(41.66, 15.2, 272.83)

OKLCH

oklch(49.7%, 0.0422, 261.14)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 33.3%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b6d55

Analogous

#55767b

#55637b

#5a557b

Triadic

#55637b

#7b5563

#637b55

Split-complementary

#55637b

#7b5a55

#767b55

Tetradic

#55637b

#6d557b

#7b6d55

#637b55

Square

#55637b

#7b5576

#7b6d55

#557b5a

Shades

Color #55637b mixed toward black.

#475367

#394252

#2b323e

#1c2129

#0e1115

Tints

Color #55637b mixed toward white.

#6a7b98

#8896ad

#a6b0c1

#c3cad6

#e1e5ea

Tones

Color #55637b mixed toward gray.

#586478

#5b6575

#5f6672

#62666e

#65676b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.46:1

White text reads better on this background (6.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5c76 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#5b5974 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#567170 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55637b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55637b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#55637b (#55637b) is rgb(85, 99, 123) in RGB.

No, #55637b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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