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#555e95 color: Royal Marquis

#555e95 is rgb(85, 94, 149) in RGB and oklch(49.89% 0.08838 275.655) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

49.9%
0.088
276°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.42:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #555e95

#555e95 is a muted dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.9% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.14:1 contrast and black text 3.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Marquis (#545e97). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #555e95 mixed with white

  1. 555e95
  2. 646da0
  3. 747daa
  4. 848cb5
  5. 959cc0
  6. a5acca
  7. b7bcd5
  8. c8cddf
  9. daddea
  10. edeef5

Darker: #555e95 mixed with black

  1. 555e95
  2. 495181
  3. 3d446d
  4. 31375a
  5. 262b48
  6. 1c1f37
  7. 111426
  8. 080a16
  9. 020308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #555e95 with less saturation

  1. 555e95
  2. 565f90
  3. 585f8b
  4. 596086
  5. 5a6181
  6. 5c617d
  7. 5d6277
  8. 5e6272
  9. 60626d
  10. 616368

Questions about #555e95

What color is #555e95?

#555e95 is muted dark indigo. The closest named color is Royal Marquis. In RGB it is rgb(85, 94, 149), in HSL hsl(231.56, 27.35%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.89% 0.08838 275.655).

What colors go well with #555e95?

The complementary color of #555e95 is #72621e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #336792 and #6f558b. The triadic partners are #8e4f3f and #33724d.

Is white or black text more readable on #555e95?

White text reads better on #555e95: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and black gives 3.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #555e95 a warm or cool color?

#555e95 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 49.9% and its chroma 0.088.