#555e89

Color #555e89

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.15 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#555e89

RGB

rgb(85, 94, 137)

HSL

hsl(229.6, 23.4%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.6, 38%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(38%, 31.4%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(40.8, 7.81, -24.99)

LCH

lch(40.8, 26.18, 287.36)

OKLCH

oklch(49.3%, 0.0699, 274.51)

HWB

hwb(229.6, 33.3%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#898055

Analogous

#557889

#555e89

#665589

Triadic

#555e89

#89555e

#5e8955

Split-complementary

#555e89

#896655

#788955

Tetradic

#555e89

#805589

#898055

#5e8955

Square

#555e89

#895578

#898055

#558966

Shades

Color #555e89 mixed toward black.

#474e72

#393f5b

#2a2f44

#1c1f2e

#0e1017

Tints

Color #555e89 mixed toward white.

#6b75a3

#8890b5

#a6acc8

#c4c8da

#e1e3ed

Tones

Color #555e89 mixed toward gray.

#596185

#5e6480

#62667c

#666978

#6b6c73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.35:1

White text reads better on this background (6.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595980 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#59587e · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#557977 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #555e89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555e89]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#555e89 (#555e89) is rgb(85, 94, 137) in RGB.

No, #555e89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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