All About Color #5555AA

#5555AA

About #5555AA

#5555AA is a medium blue color with the hex code #5555AA. In RGB it is red 85, green 85, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 33%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 50%, 50%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 6.43:1 on white and 3.27:1 on black.

#5555AA Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 55, AA
CMYK50.00%, 50.00%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal85, 85, 170
HSL240°, 33%, 50%
RGB Octal125, 125, 252
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 50.00%, 66.67%
RGB Binary1010101, 1010101, 10101010
CIE-L*AB40.13, 23.68, -45.82
RGB Percent33.33%, 33.33%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH40.13, 51.58, 297.33
XYZ14.25, 11.33, 39.47
CIE-L*UV40.13, -4.94, -68.52
xyY0.22, 0.17, 11.33
Hunter-Lab33.66, 16.66, -45.95
RYB33.33%, 33.33%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5555AA on a dark background: contrast 3.27:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#5555AA on a light background: contrast 6.43:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5555AA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #5555AA. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#5555AA · #9292C8 · #37376D · #AAAA55 · #C8C892

Analogous palette

#55AAAA · #557FAA · #5555AA · #7F55AA · #AA55AA

Triadic palette

#5555AA · #AA5555 · #55AA55 · #9292C8 · #C89292

Tetradic palette

#5555AA · #AA5580 · #AAAA55 · #55AA80 · #37376D

Monochromatic palette

#222244 · #3C3C77 · #5555AA · #8888C3 · #BBBBDD

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