Recognised as Colour

#552AFF

#552AFF
Blue
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Nearest: Blue

#552AFF is a blue with RGB values 85, 42, 255 and HSL 252°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#552AFF#552AFF

HEX#552AFF

RGBrgb(85, 42, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1647, 1

RGB percentages33.3%, 16.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(252.1, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.1, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK66.7%, 83.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,581,567

CSS custom property--colour: #552AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#AAD500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 15.5 Medium blue · ΔE 15.7 Blue violet · ΔE 21.7 Dark violet · ΔE 26.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.9 Dark blue · ΔE 42.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D4FF2A

Analogous#2A6AFF, #BF2AFF

Triadic#FF552A, #2AFF55

Split complementary#FFBF2A, #6AFF2A

Tetradic#FF2A6A, #D4FF2A, #2AFFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8F6FF

Lighter +30%#CFC3FF

Lighter +20%#A690FF

Lighter +10%#7E5DFF

Darker −10%#3200F6

Darker −20%#2700C3

Darker −30%#1D0090

Darker −40%#13005D

More saturated +25%#552AFF

Less saturated −25%#6545E4

Channel breakdown

R85

G42

B255

Red85 (33.3%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue252.11°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 2A · B FF

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