#55709b

Color #55709b

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.2 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#55709b

RGB

rgb(85, 112, 155)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 29.2%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 45.2%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.2%, 27.7%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(46.82, 2.11, -26.37)

LCH

lch(46.82, 26.45, 274.57)

OKLCH

oklch(54.2%, 0.0749, 259.46)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 33.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b8055

Analogous

#55939b

#55709b

#5d559b

Triadic

#55709b

#9b5570

#709b55

Split-complementary

#55709b

#9b5d55

#939b55

Tetradic

#55709b

#80559b

#9b8055

#709b55

Square

#55709b

#9b5593

#9b8055

#559b5d

Shades

Color #55709b mixed toward black.

#475d81

#394b67

#2b384e

#1c2534

#0e131a

Tints

Color #55709b mixed toward white.

#6e87af

#8b9fbf

#a8b7cf

#c5cfdf

#e2e7ef

Tones

Color #55709b mixed toward gray.

#5b7195

#61738f

#67748a

#6c7584

#72777e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.18:1

White text reads better on this background (5.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#626292 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#605e90 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#578a89 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 16.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55709b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55709b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#55709b (#55709b) is rgb(85, 112, 155) in RGB.

No, #55709b 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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