#55799e

Color #55799e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.98 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#55799e

RGB

rgb(85, 121, 158)

HSL

hsl(210.4, 30%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.4, 46.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.2%, 23.4%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(49.59, -2.35, -23.86)

LCH

lch(49.59, 23.98, 264.38)

OKLCH

oklch(56.4%, 0.0707, 249.82)

HWB

hwb(210.4, 33.3%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e7a55

Analogous

#559d9e

#55799e

#55559e

Triadic

#55799e

#9e5579

#799e55

Split-complementary

#55799e

#9e5555

#9d9e55

Tetradic

#55799e

#7a559e

#9e7a55

#799e55

Square

#55799e

#9e559d

#9e7a55

#559e55

Shades

Color #55799e mixed toward black.

#476583

#395169

#2a3c4f

#1c2835

#0e141a

Tints

Color #55799e mixed toward white.

#6e8fb1

#8ba6c1

#a8bcd0

#c5d2e0

#e2e9ef

Tones

Color #55799e mixed toward gray.

#5b7998

#617992

#67798c

#6d7986

#73797f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#676796 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#646294 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#578f8e · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55799e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55799e]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#55799e (#55799e) is rgb(85, 121, 158) in RGB.

No, #55799e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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