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Colour

#5502FF

  • #5502FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#5502FF is a violet with RGB values 85, 2, 255 and HSL 260°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#5502FF#5502FF
HEX#5502FF
RGBrgb(85, 2, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.0078, 1
RGB percentages33.3%, 0.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(259.7, 100%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 99.2%, 100%)
CMYK66.7%, 99.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,571,327
CSS custom property--colour: #5502FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#AAFD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.1Medium blue · ΔE 19.9Blue violet · ΔE 28.9Dark violet · ΔE 31.1Dark orchid · ΔE 44.2Dark blue · ΔE 49.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACFF02
Analogous#022DFF, #D402FF
Triadic#FF5502, #02FF55
Split complementary#FFD402, #2DFF02
Tetradic#FF022D, #ACFF02, #02FFD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DECEFF
Lighter +30%#BC9BFF
Lighter +20%#9A68FF
Lighter +10%#7735FF
Darker −10%#4400CE
Darker −20%#33009B
Darker −30%#220068
Darker −40%#110035
More saturated +25%#5502FF
Less saturated −25%#6022DF

Channel breakdown

R85
G2
B255
Red85 (33.3%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue259.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 02 · B FF

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