Colour

#555F98

#555F98
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#555F98 is a blue with RGB values 85, 95, 152 and HSL 231°, 28%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#555F98

RGBrgb(85, 95, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3725, 0.5961

RGB percentages33.3%, 37.3%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(231, 28.3%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231, 44.1%, 59.6%)

CMYK44.1%, 37.5%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,595,032

CSS custom property--colour: #555F98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1

Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#AAA067

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B669Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#456097no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#3F6B74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4 Slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Medium purple · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#988E55

Analogous#558198, #6D5598

Triadic#98555F, #5F9855

Split complementary#986C55, #819855

Tetradic#985581, #988E55, #55986C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3D6E6

Lighter +30%#B2B7D4

Lighter +20%#9199C2

Lighter +10%#717AAF

Darker −10%#434B77

Darker −20%#303657

Darker −30%#1E2236

Darker −40%#0C0D15

More saturated +25%#374AB6

Less saturated −25%#73747A

Channel breakdown

R85

G95

B152

Red85 (33.3%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue231.04°

Saturation (HSL)28.27%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 5F · B 98

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