Colour

#5500BF

#5500BF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5500BF is a violet with RGB values 85, 0, 191 and HSL 267°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5500BF#5500BF

HEX#5500BF

RGBrgb(85, 0, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0, 0.749

RGB percentages33.3%, 0%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(266.7, 100%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 100%, 74.9%)

CMYK55.5%, 100%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,570,751

CSS custom property--colour: #5500BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.82:1

Contrast with white9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#AAFF40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0046C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#003FBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Tritanopia#284B6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.2 Medium blue · ΔE 14.9 Dark violet · ΔE 16.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5 Dark blue · ΔE 22.6 Navy · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6ABF00

Analogous#000BBF, #B400BF

Triadic#BF5500, #00BF55

Split complementary#BFB400, #0BBF00

Tetradic#BF000B, #6ABF00, #00BFB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BF8CFF

Lighter +30%#A359FF

Lighter +20%#8726FF

Lighter +10%#6C00F2

Darker −10%#3E008C

Darker −20%#280059

Darker −30%#110026

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5500BF

Less saturated −25%#5818A7

Channel breakdown

R85

B191

Red85 (33.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue266.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 00 · B BF

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