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Recognised as Colour

#552A67

  • #552A67
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#552A67 is a violet with RGB values 85, 42, 103 and HSL 282°, 42%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#552A67#552A67
HEX#552A67
RGBrgb(85, 42, 103)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1647, 0.4039
RGB percentages33.3%, 16.5%, 40.4%
HSLhsl(282.3, 42.1%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.3, 59.2%, 40.4%)
CMYK17.5%, 59.2%, 0%, 59.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,581,415
CSS custom property--colour: #552A67;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#AAD598

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A3A69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#293E65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#543444no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16Midnight blue · ΔE 23.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8Purple · ΔE 29.5Indigo · ΔE 33.1Dark magenta · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C672A
Analogous#372A67, #672A5A
Triadic#67552A, #2A6755
Split complementary#5A672A, #2A6737
Tetradic#67372A, #3C672A, #2A5A67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC8DD0
Lighter +30%#A768C2
Lighter +20%#9148AF
Lighter +10%#73398B
Darker −10%#371B43
Darker −20%#190C1F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5C1879
Less saturated −25%#4E3C55

Channel breakdown

R85
G42
B103
Red85 (33.3%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue103 (40.4%)
Hue282.3°
Saturation (HSL)42.07%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 2A · B 67

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