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Recognised as Colour

#552DE5

  • #552DE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#552DE5 is a blue with RGB values 85, 45, 229 and HSL 253°, 78%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#552DE5#552DE5
HEX#552DE5
RGBrgb(85, 45, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1765, 0.898
RGB percentages33.3%, 17.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(253, 78%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253, 80.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK62.9%, 80.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,582,309
CSS custom property--colour: #552DE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#AAD21A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00668Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.5Medium blue · ΔE 13.8Dark violet · ΔE 19.9Dark orchid · ΔE 26.2Blue · ΔE 27.7Dark blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDE52D
Analogous#2D61E5, #B12DE5
Triadic#E5552D, #2DE555
Split complementary#E5B12D, #61E52D
Tetradic#E52D61, #BDE52D, #2DE5B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E3FB
Lighter +30%#C3B5F6
Lighter +20%#9E88F0
Lighter +10%#7A5AEB
Darker −10%#3E19C6
Darker −20%#301399
Darker −30%#220D6C
Darker −40%#14083E
More saturated +25%#4613FF
Less saturated −25%#664AC8

Channel breakdown

R85
G45
B229
Red85 (33.3%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue253.04°
Saturation (HSL)77.97%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 2D · B E5

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