#55579B Color

#55579B is rgb(85, 87, 155) in RGB and hsl(238, 29%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#55579B

HEX#55579B

RGBrgb(85, 87, 155)

HSLhsl(238, 29%, 47%)

HSVhsv(238, 45%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(48.8% 0.108 280.3)

CMYKcmyk(45%, 44%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55579B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55579B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55579B Complementary#9B9855 Analogous#557A9B Analogous#76559B Triadic#9B5557 Triadic#579B55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55579B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#686AAC #8284BA #999BC7 #B0B1D4 #C7C8E0 #E1E2EF

Shades

#4A4C87 #3F4173 #35365F #282948 #1D1E35 #121321

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