#55538C

#55538C

Color Values

HEX

#55538C

RGB

85, 83, 140

HSL

242.1, 25.6%, 43.7%

HSV

242.1, 40.7%, 54.9%

CMYK

39.3%, 40.7%, 0.0%, 45.1%

OKLCH

0.4704 0.091 283.9

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#55538C

#8A8C53

Analogous

#536D8C

#71538C

#55538C

Triadic

#55538C

#8C5553

#538C55

Split Complementary

#55538C

#8C7153

#6D8C53

Tetradic

#55538C

#8C536D

#8A8C53

#538C71

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#55538C

Protanopia

#54547E

Deuteranopia

#54547B

Tritanopia

#557371

Achromatopsia

#585858

CSS Usage

background-color: #55538C;
color: #55538C;
border-color: #55538C;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 900 #1E3A8A

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F6F9
100
#EAE9F1
200
#D3D2E4
300
#B3B2D1
400
#8A88B9
500
#615FA0
600
#4E4C80
700
#3E3D66
800
#312F50
900
#26253C
950
#181826

Contrast Checker

Text on white

6.99:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.0:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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