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#555AB4

#555ab4 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#555ab4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 35.29% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.78% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 236.84°, with 38.78% saturation and 51.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.46.

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Relative luminance0.1254

Complementary

  1. #555ab4
  2. #b4af55

Split complementary

  1. #555ab4
  2. #b47f55
  3. #8ab455

Analogous

  1. #558ab4
  2. #555ab4
  3. #7f55b4

Triadic

  1. #555ab4
  2. #b4555a
  3. #5ab455

Tetradic

  1. #555ab4
  2. #af55b4
  3. #b4af55
  4. #5ab455

Square

  1. #555ab4
  2. #b4558a
  3. #b4af55
  4. #55b47f

Monochromatic

  1. #22254e
  2. #3a3e83
  3. #555ab4
  4. #8a8ecb
  5. #bfc1e3

Shades

#555ab4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #555ab4
  2. #4d51a2
  3. #444890
  4. #3c3f7e
  5. #33366c
  6. #2b2d5a
  7. #222448
  8. #1a1b36
  9. #111224
  10. #090912
  11. #000000

Tints

#555ab4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #555ab4
  2. #666bbc
  3. #777bc3
  4. #888ccb
  5. #999cd2
  6. #aaadda
  7. #bbbde1
  8. #cccee9
  9. #dddef0
  10. #eeeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#555ab4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #555ab4
  2. #595eaf
  3. #5e62aa
  4. #6265a4
  5. #66699f
  6. #6b6d9a
  7. #6f7195
  8. #737590
  9. #77788a
  10. #7c7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e608b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f67b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2460b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b6e7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4162b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d5db3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #406697 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-555ab4 {
  color: #555ab4;
}
Background
.bg-555ab4 {
  background-color: #555ab4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-555ab4 {
  border: 2px solid #555ab4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #555ab4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 90 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 39% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-555ab4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #555ab4, #7f55b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-555ab4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 90 180 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.46 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.61 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.44 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.85 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.62 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.17 #aaa54b Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#555ab4  rgb(85, 90, 180)  hsl(237, 39%, 52%)  Slate Blue
#b4af55  rgb(180, 175, 85)  hsl(57, 39%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#b4555a  rgb(180, 85, 90)  hsl(357, 39%, 52%)  Brick Red
#5ab455  rgb(90, 180, 85)  hsl(117, 39%, 52%)  Mantis