#55698B Color

#55698B is rgb(85, 105, 139) in RGB, hsl(218, 24%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 24%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Queen Blue (#436B95), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#55698B

HEX#55698B

RGBrgb(85, 105, 139)

HSLhsl(218, 24%, 44%)

HSVhsv(218, 39%, 55%)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 24%, 0%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(51.8% 0.059 260.8)

LABlab(43.82% -0.83 -21.43)

LCHlch(43.82% 21.45 267.78)

What #55698B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #55698B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Queen Blue#436B95ΔE 7.4 Rhythm#777696ΔE 10.34 Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 10.65 Independence#4C516DΔE 10.84 Metallic Blue#32527BΔE 11.57 Police Blue#374F6BΔE 11.63

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#55698B Channel Values

How #55698B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 85 · G 105 · B 139	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 218° · S 24% · L 44%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 218° · S 39% · V 55%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 39% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 45%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.56:1 vs white · 3.78:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #55698B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #55698B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #55698B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #55698B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #55698B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#55698B

Protanopia#66668B

Protanomaly#60678B

Deuteranopia#63638B

Deuteranomaly#5E658B

Tritanopia#4E6E6E

Tritanomaly#516C7B

Achromatopsia#686868

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Using #55698B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-55698b: #55698B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #55698B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-55698b': '#55698B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.412, blue: 0.545)

Android XML<color name="color_55698b">#55698B</color>

SVG fillfill="#55698B"

More Blue Colors

#55698B sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#55698B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #55698B?

#55698B is a mid-tone blue — rgb(85, 105, 139) in RGB and hsl(218, 24%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Queen Blue (#436B95), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #55698B?

#55698B is rgb(85, 105, 139) — red 85, green 105, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #55698B?

#55698B converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 24%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #55698B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #55698B scores 5.56:1 against white and 3.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #55698B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #55698B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 14.11, which is visibly different.

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