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Recognised as Colour

#55626A

  • #55626A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#55626A is a blue with RGB values 85, 98, 106 and HSL 203°, 11%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55626A#55626A
HEX#55626A
RGBrgb(85, 98, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3843, 0.4157
RGB percentages33.3%, 38.4%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(202.9, 11%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 19.8%, 41.6%)
CMYK19.8%, 7.5%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,595,754
CSS custom property--colour: #55626A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#AA9D95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E616Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5F6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4F6464no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.8Slate grey · ΔE 12.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.1Gray · ΔE 14.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16Cadetblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A5D55
Analogous#556A68, #55576A
Triadic#6A5562, #626A55
Split complementary#6A5557, #6A6855
Tetradic#68556A, #6A5D55, #586A55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFC7CC
Lighter +30%#A3AEB5
Lighter +20%#87959E
Lighter +10%#6C7C86
Darker −10%#3E484E
Darker −20%#282E31
Darker −30%#111315
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3D6882
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R85
G98
B106
Red85 (33.3%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue202.86°
Saturation (HSL)10.99%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 62 · B 6A

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