#55658a

Color #55658a

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#55658a

RGB

rgb(85, 101, 138)

HSL

hsl(221.9, 23.8%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.9, 38.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.4%, 26.8%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(42.87, 3.76, -22.38)

LCH

lch(42.87, 22.69, 279.54)

OKLCH

oklch(50.9%, 0.0623, 266.14)

HWB

hwb(221.9, 33.3%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a7a55

Analogous

#557f8a

#55658a

#5f558a

Triadic

#55658a

#8a5565

#658a55

Split-complementary

#55658a

#8a5f55

#7f8a55

Tetradic

#55658a

#7a558a

#8a7a55

#658a55

Square

#55658a

#8a557f

#8a7a55

#558a5f

Shades

Color #55658a mixed toward black.

#475473

#39435c

#2a3245

#1c222e

#0e1117

Tints

Color #55658a mixed toward white.

#6b7ca4

#8996b6

#a6b0c8

#c4cbdb

#e1e5ed

Tones

Color #55658a mixed toward gray.

#596786

#5e6881

#626a7d

#676c78

#6b6e74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.61:1

White text reads better on this background (5.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c82 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#5b5a80 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#567c7a · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55658a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55658a]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#55658a (#55658a) is rgb(85, 101, 138) in RGB.

No, #55658a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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