#555159

Color #555159

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.17 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#555159

RGB

rgb(85, 81, 89)

HSL

hsl(270, 4.7%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 9%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 9%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(35.08, 3.36, -4.08)

LCH

lch(35.08, 5.29, 309.47)

OKLCH

oklch(44.2%, 0.0139, 308.27)

HWB

hwb(270, 31.8%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#555951

Analogous

#515159

#555159

#595159

Triadic

#555159

#595551

#515955

Split-complementary

#555159

#595951

#515951

Tetradic

#555159

#595155

#555951

#515955

Square

#555159

#595151

#555951

#515959

Shades

Color #555159 mixed toward black.

#47434a

#39363b

#2a282c

#1c1b1e

#0e0d0f

Tints

Color #555159 mixed toward white.

#716c77

#8e8893

#aaa6ae

#c6c4c9

#e3e1e4

Tones

Color #555159 mixed toward gray.

#555258

#555357

#555456

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.71:1

White text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535357 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#545457 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#555655 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #555159;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555159]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#555159 (#555159) is rgb(85, 81, 89) in RGB.

No, #555159 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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