What color is #55617D?

#55617D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55617D?

The RGB value is 85, 97, 125: 85 red, 97 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55617D?

The complementary color is #7D7155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55617D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55617D color

#55617D rgb(85, 97, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #55617D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 38% green and 49% blue (85, 97, 125).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#55617D color codes

HEX	`#55617D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 97, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 38%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 32%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.15, 2.52, -17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.15, 17.36, 278.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.722, 11.961, 21.089)`
Decimal	`5595517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55617D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #55617D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55617D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #55617D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55617d; }
.text { color: #55617d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55617d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 97 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55617d, #5d557d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #55617D?: #55617D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55617D?: The RGB value is 85, 97, 125: 85 red, 97 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55617D?: The complementary color is #7D7155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55617D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.