#55538D

#55538D

Color Values

HEX

#55538D

RGB

85, 83, 141

HSL

242.1, 25.9%, 43.9%

HSV

242.1, 41.1%, 55.3%

CMYK

39.7%, 41.1%, 0.0%, 44.7%

OKLCH

0.471 0.0925 283.8

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#55538D

#8B8D53

Analogous

#536E8D

#72538D

#55538D

Triadic

#55538D

#8D5553

#538D55

Split Complementary

#55538D

#8D7253

#6E8D53

Tetradic

#55538D

#8D536E

#8B8D53

#538D72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#55538D

Protanopia

#54547F

Deuteranopia

#54547C

Tritanopia

#557471

Achromatopsia

#585858

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F6F9
100
#E9E9F1
200
#D3D2E5
300
#B3B2D2
400
#8A88B9
500
#615EA1
600
#4D4C80
700
#3E3C67
800
#302F50
900
#26253C
950
#181726

Contrast Checker

Text on white

6.98:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.01:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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