#55688d

Color #55688d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.58 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#55688d

RGB

rgb(85, 104, 141)

HSL

hsl(219.6, 24.8%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.6, 39.7%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.7%, 26.2%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(43.88, 2.8, -22.62)

LCH

lch(43.88, 22.79, 277.06)

OKLCH

oklch(51.7%, 0.0633, 263.29)

HWB

hwb(219.6, 33.3%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d7a55

Analogous

#55848d

#55688d

#5e558d

Triadic

#55688d

#8d5568

#688d55

Split-complementary

#55688d

#8d5e55

#848d55

Tetradic

#55688d

#7a558d

#8d7a55

#688d55

Square

#55688d

#8d5584

#8d7a55

#558d5e

Shades

Color #55688d mixed toward black.

#475775

#39455e

#2a3446

#1c232f

#0e1117

Tints

Color #55688d mixed toward white.

#6b7fa6

#8999b8

#a6b2ca

#c4ccdb

#e1e5ed

Tones

Color #55688d mixed toward gray.

#5a6988

#5e6b84

#636c7f

#686e7a

#6c6f76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.75:1

White text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e85 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#5d5b83 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#567f7d · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55688d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55688d]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#55688d (#55688d) is rgb(85, 104, 141) in RGB.

No, #55688d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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