#555169

Color #555169

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#555169

RGB

rgb(85, 81, 105)

HSL

hsl(250, 12.9%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 22.9%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 22.9%, 0%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(35.67, 7.19, -13.24)

LCH

lch(35.67, 15.07, 298.5)

OKLCH

oklch(44.8%, 0.0391, 292.37)

HWB

hwb(250, 31.8%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#656951

Analogous

#515969

#555169

#615169

Triadic

#555169

#695551

#516955

Split-complementary

#555169

#696151

#596951

Tetradic

#555169

#695165

#656951

#516955

Square

#555169

#695159

#656951

#516961

Shades

Color #555169 mixed toward black.

#474458

#393646

#2b2935

#1c1b23

#0e0e12

Tints

Color #555169 mixed toward white.

#6e6988

#8a85a1

#a7a4b8

#c4c2d0

#e2e1e7

Tones

Color #555169 mixed toward gray.

#565367

#585565

#595763

#5a5961

#5c5b5f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.77:1

White text reads better on this background (7.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535364 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#545463 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#55605f · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 12.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #555169;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555169]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#555169 (#555169) is rgb(85, 81, 105) in RGB.

No, #555169 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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