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Colour

#5510FF

  • #5510FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#5510FF is a violet with RGB values 85, 16, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#5510FF#5510FF
HEX#5510FF
RGBrgb(85, 16, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.0627, 1
RGB percentages33.3%, 6.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(257.3, 100%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.3, 93.7%, 100%)
CMYK66.7%, 93.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,574,911
CSS custom property--colour: #5510FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#AAEF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#006A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9.2Medium blue · ΔE 18.6Blue violet · ΔE 27.2Dark violet · ΔE 29.8Dark orchid · ΔE 42.6Dark blue · ΔE 47.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAFF10
Analogous#1042FF, #CD10FF
Triadic#FF5510, #10FF55
Split complementary#FFCC10, #43FF10
Tetradic#FF1042, #BAFF10, #10FFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6DCFF
Lighter +30%#C2A9FF
Lighter +20%#9E76FF
Lighter +10%#7943FF
Darker −10%#4000DC
Darker −20%#3100A9
Darker −30%#220076
Darker −40%#130043
More saturated +25%#5510FF
Less saturated −25%#622EE1

Channel breakdown

R85
G16
B255
Red85 (33.3%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue257.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 10 · B FF

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