#55538E

#55538E

Color Values

HEX

#55538E

RGB

85, 83, 142

HSL

242.0, 26.2%, 44.1%

HSV

242.0, 41.5%, 55.7%

CMYK

40.1%, 41.5%, 0.0%, 44.3%

OKLCH

0.4715 0.094 283.7

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#55538E

#8C8E53

Analogous

#536E8E

#72538E

#55538E

Triadic

#55538E

#8E5553

#538E55

Split Complementary

#55538E

#8E7253

#6E8E53

Tetradic

#55538E

#8E536E

#8C8E53

#538E72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#55538E

Protanopia

#545480

Deuteranopia

#54547C

Tritanopia

#557472

Achromatopsia

#585858

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F6F9
100
#E9E9F1
200
#D3D2E5
300
#B3B2D2
400
#8A88B9
500
#605EA1
600
#4D4B81
700
#3E3C67
800
#302F50
900
#26253C
950
#181726

Contrast Checker

Text on white

6.97:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.01:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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