Recognised as Colour
#5505A2
- #5505A2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#5505A2 is a violet with RGB values 85, 5, 162 and HSL 271°, 94%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#5505A2#5505A2
HEX#5505A2
RGBrgb(85, 5, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.0196, 0.6353
RGB percentages33.3%, 2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(270.6, 94%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 96.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK47.5%, 96.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,572,002
CSS custom property--colour: #5505A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#AAFA5D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#52A205
Analogous#0605A2, #A205A1
Triadic#A25505, #05A255
Split complementary#A1A205, #05A206
Tetradic#A20605, #52A205, #05A1A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G5
B162
Red85 (33.3%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue270.57°
Saturation (HSL)94.01%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 05 · B A2
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