Colour

#552EE1

#552EE1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#552EE1 is a blue with RGB values 85, 46, 225 and HSL 253°, 75%, 53%. 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

#552EE1#552EE1

HEX#552EE1

RGBrgb(85, 46, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1804, 0.8824

RGB percentages33.3%, 18%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(253.1, 74.9%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.1, 79.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK62.2%, 79.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,582,561

CSS custom property--colour: #552EE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.33:1

Contrast with white7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#AAD11E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006588no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13 Medium blue · ΔE 14.9 Dark violet · ΔE 19.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7 Dark blue · ΔE 28.9 Blue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAE12E

Analogous#2E60E1, #AF2EE1

Triadic#E1552E, #2EE155

Split complementary#E1AF2E, #60E12E

Tetradic#E12E60, #BAE12E, #2EE1AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E0FB

Lighter +30%#C2B4F4

Lighter +20%#9E87EE

Lighter +10%#795BE7

Darker −10%#401CC0

Darker −20%#311594

Darker −30%#220F67

Darker −40%#13083B

More saturated +25%#4410FF

Less saturated −25%#664CC3

Channel breakdown

R85

G46

B225

Red85 (33.3%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue253.07°

Saturation (HSL)74.9%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 2E · B E1

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