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Recognised as Colour

#552A60

  • #552A60
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#552A60 is a violet with RGB values 85, 42, 96 and HSL 288°, 39%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#552A60#552A60
HEX#552A60
RGBrgb(85, 42, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1647, 0.3765
RGB percentages33.3%, 16.5%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(287.8, 39.1%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.8, 56.3%, 37.6%)
CMYK11.5%, 56.3%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,581,408
CSS custom property--colour: #552A60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#AAD59F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#203862no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D3D5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#553240no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3Midnight blue · ΔE 27.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.9Purple · ΔE 32.4Dark magenta · ΔE 37Indigo · ΔE 37.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35602A
Analogous#3A2A60, #602A50
Triadic#60552A, #2A6055
Split complementary#50602A, #2A603A
Tetradic#603A2A, #35602A, #2A5060

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BE8ACC
Lighter +30%#AB67BC
Lighter +20%#9449A7
Lighter +10%#743A83
Darker −10%#361A3D
Darker −20%#160B19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F1971
Less saturated −25%#4B3B4F

Channel breakdown

R85
G42
B96
Red85 (33.3%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue287.78°
Saturation (HSL)39.13%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 2A · B 60

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