Recognised as Colour
#552CAD
- #552CAD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#552CAD is a violet with RGB values 85, 44, 173 and HSL 259°, 59%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#552CAD#552CAD
HEX#552CAD
RGBrgb(85, 44, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1725, 0.6784
RGB percentages33.3%, 17.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(259.1, 59.4%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 74.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK50.9%, 74.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,581,997
CSS custom property--colour: #552CAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#AAD352
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#84AD2C
Analogous#2C44AD, #952CAD
Triadic#AD552C, #2CAD55
Split complementary#AD952C, #44AD2C
Tetradic#AD2C44, #84AD2C, #2CAD95
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G44
B173
Red85 (33.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue259.07°
Saturation (HSL)59.45%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 2C · B AD
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