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Recognised as Colour

#55677E

  • #55677E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#55677E is a blue with RGB values 85, 103, 126 and HSL 214°, 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

#55677E#55677E
HEX#55677E
RGBrgb(85, 103, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4039, 0.4941
RGB percentages33.3%, 40.4%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(213.7, 19.4%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 32.5%, 49.4%)
CMYK32.5%, 18.3%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,597,054
CSS custom property--colour: #55677E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#AA9881

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F687Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A647Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#496C6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.9Light slate grey · ΔE 13.6Dim grey · ΔE 15.1Gray · ΔE 18.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E6C55
Analogous#557C7E, #57557E
Triadic#7E5567, #677E55
Split complementary#7E5755, #7C7E55
Tetradic#7E557C, #7E6C55, #557E57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6CED9
Lighter +30%#A8B4C4
Lighter +20%#899AB0
Lighter +10%#6B809B
Darker −10%#404E60
Darker −20%#2C3541
Darker −30%#171C23
Darker −40%#030304
More saturated +25%#3B6498
Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R85
G103
B126
Red85 (33.3%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue213.66°
Saturation (HSL)19.43%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 67 · B 7E

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