#55879B Color

#55879B is rgb(85, 135, 155) in RGB and hsl(197, 29%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55879B

HEX#55879B

RGBrgb(85, 135, 155)

HSLhsl(197, 29%, 47%)

HSVhsv(197, 45%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.062 225.4)

CMYKcmyk(45%, 13%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55879B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55879B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55879B Complementary#9B6955 Analogous#559B8C Analogous#55649B Triadic#9B5587 Triadic#879B55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55879B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6898AC #82AABA #99BAC7 #B0C9D4 #C7D9E0 #E1EBEF

Shades

#4A7687 #3F6473 #35535F #283F48 #1D2E35 #121D21

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