Recognised as Colour
#5523AC
- #5523AC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#5523AC is a violet with RGB values 85, 35, 172 and HSL 262°, 66%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#5523AC#5523AC
HEX#5523AC
RGBrgb(85, 35, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1373, 0.6745
RGB percentages33.3%, 13.7%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(261.9, 66.2%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 79.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK50.6%, 79.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,579,692
CSS custom property--colour: #5523AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#AADC53
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7AAC23
Analogous#2336AC, #9923AC
Triadic#AC5523, #23AC55
Split complementary#AC9A23, #35AC23
Tetradic#AC2336, #7AAC23, #23AC99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G35
B172
Red85 (33.3%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue261.9°
Saturation (HSL)66.18%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 23 · B AC
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