#55507d

Color #55507d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 22.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#55507d

RGB

rgb(85, 80, 125)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 22%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 36%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(32%, 36%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(36.27, 13.2, -24.73)

LCH

lch(36.27, 28.03, 298.09)

OKLCH

oklch(45.6%, 0.0725, 288.24)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 31.4%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#787d50

Analogous

#50617d

#55507d

#6c507d

Triadic

#55507d

#7d5550

#507d55

Split-complementary

#55507d

#7d6c50

#617d50

Tetradic

#55507d

#7d5078

#787d50

#507d55

Square

#55507d

#7d5061

#787d50

#507d6c

Shades

Color #55507d mixed toward black.

#474368

#393553

#2a283f

#1c1b2a

#0e0d15

Tints

Color #55507d mixed toward white.

#6a649c

#8883b0

#a6a2c4

#c3c1d7

#e1e0eb

Tones

Color #55507d mixed toward gray.

#585479

#5b5776

#5e5b72

#615f6e

#64636a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.83:1

White text reads better on this background (7.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535374 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#535472 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#556c6b · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 18.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55507d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55507d]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#55507d (#55507d) is rgb(85, 80, 125) in RGB.

No, #55507d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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