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Recognised as Colour

#552AF5

  • #552AF5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#552AF5 is a blue with RGB values 85, 42, 245 and HSL 253°, 91%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#552AF5#552AF5
HEX#552AF5
RGBrgb(85, 42, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1647, 0.9608
RGB percentages33.3%, 16.5%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(252.7, 91%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 82.9%, 96.1%)
CMYK65.3%, 82.9%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,581,557
CSS custom property--colour: #552AF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#AAD50A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.4Blue violet · ΔE 18.1Blue · ΔE 19.4Dark violet · ΔE 23.2Dark orchid · ΔE 32.9Dark blue · ΔE 38.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAF52A
Analogous#2A64F5, #BB2AF5
Triadic#F5552A, #2AF555
Split complementary#F5BB2A, #64F52A
Tetradic#F52A64, #CAF52A, #2AF5BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EDFE
Lighter +30%#CABCFC
Lighter +20%#A38BFA
Lighter +10%#7C5BF7
Darker −10%#380BE1
Darker −20%#2C08B1
Darker −30%#200680
Darker −40%#14044F
More saturated +25%#4F20FF
Less saturated −25%#6546D9

Channel breakdown

R85
G42
B245
Red85 (33.3%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue252.71°
Saturation (HSL)91.03%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 2A · B F5

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