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Colour

#55798C

  • #55798C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#55798C is a blue with RGB values 85, 121, 140 and HSL 201°, 24%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#55798C#55798C
HEX#55798C
RGBrgb(85, 121, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4745, 0.549
RGB percentages33.3%, 47.5%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(200.7, 24.4%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 39.3%, 54.9%)
CMYK39.3%, 13.6%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,601,676
CSS custom property--colour: #55798C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#AA8673

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70788Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#68718Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#417E7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 7.7Light slate grey · ΔE 9.4Dim grey · ΔE 16.8Gray · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Cadetblue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 7.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C6855
Analogous#558C84, #555D8C
Triadic#8C5579, #798C55
Split complementary#8C555D, #8C8455
Tetradic#84558C, #8C6855, #5D8C55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDDAE0
Lighter +30%#ADC2CD
Lighter +20%#8DAABA
Lighter +10%#6D93A7
Darker −10%#425E6C
Darker −20%#2E424D
Darker −30%#1B272D
Darker −40%#080B0D
More saturated +25%#3982A8
Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R85
G121
B140
Red85 (33.3%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue200.73°
Saturation (HSL)24.44%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 79 · B 8C

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