Colour

#55617C

#55617C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#55617C is a blue with RGB values 85, 97, 124 and HSL 222°, 19%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#55617C#55617C

HEX#55617C

RGBrgb(85, 97, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3804, 0.4863

RGB percentages33.3%, 38%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(221.5, 18.7%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 31.5%, 48.6%)

CMYK31.5%, 21.8%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,595,516

CSS custom property--colour: #55617C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#AA9E83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#58637Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#555F7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4A666Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4 Dim grey · ΔE 17.1 Steel blue · ΔE 20.3 Gray · ΔE 20.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C7055

Analogous#55757C, #5D557C

Triadic#7C5561, #617C55

Split complementary#7C5D55, #757C55

Tetradic#7C5575, #7C7055, #557C5D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5CBD8

Lighter +30%#A7B0C3

Lighter +20%#8994AE

Lighter +10%#6B7999

Darker −10%#40495E

Darker −20%#2C323F

Darker −30%#171A21

Darker −40%#020203

More saturated +25%#3B5796

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R85

G97

B124

Red85 (33.3%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue221.54°

Saturation (HSL)18.66%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 61 · B 7C

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