What color is #55829B?

#55829B is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55829B?

The RGB value is 85, 130, 155: 85 red, 130 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55829B?

The complementary color is #9B6E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55829B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55829B color

#55829B rgb(85, 130, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #55829B is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 51% green and 60.8% blue (85, 130, 155).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 29% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#55829B color codes

HEX	`#55829B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 130, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 51%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 29%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 45%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 16%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.13, -8.45, -18.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.13, 20.06, 245.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.643, 20.262, 33.985)`
Decimal	`5603995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55829B, 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 #55829B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55829B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	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 #55829B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55829b; }
.text { color: #55829b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55829b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 130 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55829b, #555f9b); }

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Questions

What color is #55829B?: #55829B is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55829B?: The RGB value is 85, 130, 155: 85 red, 130 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55829B?: The complementary color is #9B6E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55829B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.