Recognised as Colour

#5531BA

#5531BA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#5531BA is a violet with RGB values 85, 49, 186 and HSL 256°, 58%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#5531BA

RGBrgb(85, 49, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1922, 0.7294

RGB percentages33.3%, 19.2%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(255.8, 58.3%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 73.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK54.3%, 73.7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,583,290

CSS custom property--colour: #5531BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.29:1

Contrast with white8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#AACE45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#004AB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2B5673no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 18.4 Dark blue · ΔE 18.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5 Slate blue · ΔE 20.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4 Navy · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 18.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96BA31

Analogous#3151BA, #9A31BA

Triadic#BA5531, #31BA55

Split complementary#BA9A31, #51BA31

Tetradic#BA3151, #96BA31, #31BA9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2C7F0

Lighter +30%#B19EE6

Lighter +20%#9176DB

Lighter +10%#704ED0

Darker −10%#432692

Darker −20%#301C69

Darker −30%#1E1141

Darker −40%#0B0619

More saturated +25%#4714D7

Less saturated −25%#634E9D

Channel breakdown

R85

G49

B186

Red85 (33.3%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue255.77°

Saturation (HSL)58.3%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 31 · B BA

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