Recognised as Colour

#555FF8

#555FF8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#555FF8 is a blue with RGB values 85, 95, 248 and HSL 236°, 92%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#555FF8#555FF8

HEX#555FF8

RGBrgb(85, 95, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3725, 0.9725

RGB percentages33.3%, 37.3%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(236.3, 92.1%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 65.7%, 97.3%)

CMYK65.7%, 61.7%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,595,128

CSS custom property--colour: #555FF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#AAA007

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007AFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#006BF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#0086A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.1 Royal blue · ΔE 20.8 Slate blue · ΔE 21.3 Blue violet · ΔE 27.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.7 Medium purple · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F8EE55

Analogous#55B1F8, #9D55F8

Triadic#F8555F, #5FF855

Split complementary#F89D55, #B1F855

Tetradic#F855B0, #F8EE55, #55F89D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8E9FE

Lighter +20%#B7BBFC

Lighter +10%#868DFA

Darker −10%#2431F6

Darker −20%#0916DE

Darker −30%#0711AD

Darker −40%#050C7C

More saturated +25%#4E59FF

Less saturated −25%#6B72E2

Channel breakdown

R85

G95

B248

Red85 (33.3%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue236.32°

Saturation (HSL)92.09%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 5F · B F8

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