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Recognised as Colour

#552E6F

  • #552E6F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#552E6F is a violet with RGB values 85, 46, 111 and HSL 276°, 41%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#552E6F#552E6F
HEX#552E6F
RGBrgb(85, 46, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1804, 0.4353
RGB percentages33.3%, 18%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(276, 41.4%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 58.6%, 43.5%)
CMYK23.4%, 58.6%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,582,447
CSS custom property--colour: #552E6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#AAD190

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A3E71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#27406Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#523A4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2Midnight blue · ΔE 21.7Purple · ΔE 28.9Indigo · ΔE 31.4Slate blue · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#486F2E
Analogous#342E6F, #6F2E69
Triadic#6F552E, #2E6F55
Split complementary#696F2E, #2E6F35
Tetradic#6F352E, #486F2E, #2E696F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BB96D3
Lighter +30%#A372C4
Lighter +20%#8C4EB5
Lighter +10%#713D93
Darker −10%#391F4B
Darker −20%#1E1027
Darker −30%#020103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#591A83
Less saturated −25%#51425B

Channel breakdown

R85
G46
B111
Red85 (33.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)41.4%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 2E · B 6F

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