Colour
#552DB3
- #552DB3
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#552DB3 is a violet with RGB values 85, 45, 179 and HSL 258°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#552DB3#552DB3
HEX#552DB3
RGBrgb(85, 45, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1765, 0.702
RGB percentages33.3%, 17.6%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(257.9, 59.8%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 74.9%, 70.2%)
CMYK52.5%, 74.9%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,582,259
CSS custom property--colour: #552DB3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#AAD24C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BB32D
Analogous#2D48B3, #982DB3
Triadic#B3552D, #2DB355
Split complementary#B3982D, #48B32D
Tetradic#B32D48, #8BB32D, #2DB398
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G45
B179
Red85 (33.3%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue257.91°
Saturation (HSL)59.82%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 2D · B B3
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