Recognised as Colour

#55677C

#55677C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#55677C is a blue with RGB values 85, 103, 124 and HSL 212°, 19%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#55677C

RGBrgb(85, 103, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4039, 0.4863

RGB percentages33.3%, 40.4%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(212.3, 18.7%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 31.5%, 48.6%)

CMYK31.5%, 16.9%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,597,052

CSS custom property--colour: #55677C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#AA9883

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F687Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B647Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4A6C6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Dim grey · ΔE 14.1 Gray · ΔE 17.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Steel blue · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C6A55

Analogous#557B7C, #56557C

Triadic#7C5567, #677C55

Split complementary#7C5655, #7B7C55

Tetradic#7C557B, #7C6A55, #557C56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5CED8

Lighter +30%#A7B4C3

Lighter +20%#899AAE

Lighter +10%#6B8099

Darker −10%#404E5E

Darker −20%#2C353F

Darker −30%#171C21

Darker −40%#020203

More saturated +25%#3B6596

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R85

G103

B124

Red85 (33.3%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue212.31°

Saturation (HSL)18.66%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 67 · B 7C

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