#55485d

Color #55485d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#55485d

RGB

rgb(85, 72, 93)

HSL

hsl(277.1, 12.7%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.1, 22.6%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 22.6%, 0%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(32.6, 9.98, -10.32)

LCH

lch(32.6, 14.36, 314.04)

OKLCH

oklch(42.3%, 0.0379, 312.44)

HWB

hwb(277.1, 28.2%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#505d48

Analogous

#4b485d

#55485d

#5d485b

Triadic

#55485d

#5d5548

#485d55

Split-complementary

#55485d

#5b5d48

#485d4b

Tetradic

#55485d

#5d4850

#505d48

#485d55

Square

#55485d

#5d4b48

#505d48

#485b5d

Shades

Color #55485d mixed toward black.

#473c4e

#39303e

#2b242f

#1c181f

#0e0c10

Tints

Color #55485d mixed toward white.

#73617d

#907d9b

#ab9eb4

#c7becd

#e3dfe6

Tones

Color #55485d mixed toward gray.

#554a5b

#544c5a

#544d58

#534f56

#535154

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.47:1

White text reads better on this background (8.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505058 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#505157 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#545554 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55485d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55485d]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#55485d (#55485d) is rgb(85, 72, 93) in RGB.

No, #55485d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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