Recognised as Colour

#55679D

#55679D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#55679D is a blue with RGB values 85, 103, 157 and HSL 225°, 30%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#55679D#55679D

HEX#55679D

RGBrgb(85, 103, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4039, 0.6157

RGB percentages33.3%, 40.4%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(225, 29.8%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 45.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK45.9%, 34.4%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,597,085

CSS custom property--colour: #55679D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#AA9862

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#536C9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C669Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#3B727Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7 Slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Dim grey · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D8B55

Analogous#558B9D, #67559D

Triadic#9D5567, #679D55

Split complementary#9D6755, #8B9D55

Tetradic#9D558B, #9D8B55, #559D67

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5DAE9

Lighter +30%#B4BDD7

Lighter +20%#93A0C5

Lighter +10%#7282B3

Darker −10%#43517C

Darker −20%#313C5B

Darker −30%#1F263A

Darker −40%#0D1019

More saturated +25%#3758BB

Less saturated −25%#73767F

Channel breakdown

R85

G103

B157

Red85 (33.3%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)29.75%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 67 · B 9D

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