#555e8a

Color #555e8a

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.11 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#555e8a

RGB

rgb(85, 94, 138)

HSL

hsl(229.8, 23.8%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.8, 38.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.4%, 31.9%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(40.85, 8.1, -25.52)

LCH

lch(40.85, 26.77, 287.61)

OKLCH

oklch(49.3%, 0.0714, 274.66)

HWB

hwb(229.8, 33.3%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8155

Analogous

#55788a

#555e8a

#66558a

Triadic

#555e8a

#8a555e

#5e8a55

Split-complementary

#555e8a

#8a6655

#788a55

Tetradic

#555e8a

#81558a

#8a8155

#5e8a55

Square

#555e8a

#8a5578

#8a8155

#558a66

Shades

Color #555e8a mixed toward black.

#474e73

#393f5c

#2a2f45

#1c1f2e

#0e1017

Tints

Color #555e8a mixed toward white.

#6b75a4

#8990b6

#a6acc8

#c4c8db

#e1e3ed

Tones

Color #555e8a mixed toward gray.

#596186

#5e6481

#62677d

#676a78

#6b6d74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.35:1

White text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595981 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#59587f · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#557978 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #555e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555e8a]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#555e8a (#555e8a) is rgb(85, 94, 138) in RGB.

No, #555e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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