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#555eb3 color: Yuè Guāng Lán Moonlight

#555eb3 is rgb(85, 94, 179) in RGB and oklch(51.704% 0.13297 276.159) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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234°
100%

51.7%
0.133
276°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.64:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #555eb3

#555eb3 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 51.7% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.77:1 contrast and black text 3.64:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Yuè Guāng Lán Moonlight (#5959ab). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #555eb3 mixed with white

  1. 555eb3
  2. 646ebb
  3. 737ec4
  4. 838ecc
  5. 949ed4
  6. a5aedb
  7. b6bee3
  8. c8ceea
  9. dadef1
  10. eceef8

Darker: #555eb3 mixed with black

  1. 555eb3
  2. 49519b
  3. 3d4484
  4. 31376e
  5. 262b58
  6. 1c1f43
  7. 11142f
  8. 080a1d
  9. 02030c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #555eb3 with less saturation

  1. 555eb3
  2. 5760ac
  3. 5861a4
  4. 5a639d
  5. 5c6496
  6. 5e658e
  7. 606687
  8. 62667f
  9. 646778
  10. 666870

Questions about #555eb3

What color is #555eb3?

#555eb3 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Yuè Guāng Lán Moonlight. In RGB it is rgb(85, 94, 179), in HSL hsl(234.26, 38.21%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.704% 0.13297 276.159).

What colors go well with #555eb3?

The complementary color of #555eb3 is #7e6600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #016daf and #7b50a4. The triadic partners are #a6462c and #007e46.

Is white or black text more readable on #555eb3?

White text reads better on #555eb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and black gives 3.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #555eb3 a warm or cool color?

#555eb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 51.7% and its chroma 0.133.