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Colour

#55336F

  • #55336F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#55336F is a violet with RGB values 85, 51, 111 and HSL 274°, 37%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#55336F#55336F
HEX#55336F
RGBrgb(85, 51, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2, 0.4353
RGB percentages33.3%, 20%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(274, 37%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274, 54.1%, 43.5%)
CMYK23.4%, 54.1%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,583,727
CSS custom property--colour: #55336F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#AACC90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#224171no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C426Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#513D4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.1Midnight blue · ΔE 24.2Purple · ΔE 32.1Slate blue · ΔE 34.6Indigo · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D6F33
Analogous#37336F, #6F336B
Triadic#6F5533, #336F55
Split complementary#6B6F33, #336F37
Tetradic#6F3733, #4D6F33, #336B6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BB9CD2
Lighter +30%#A279C2
Lighter +20%#8A56B2
Lighter +10%#704392
Darker −10%#3A234C
Darker −20%#1F1329
Darker −30%#050306
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#581F83
Less saturated −25%#52475B

Channel breakdown

R85
G51
B111
Red85 (33.3%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue274°
Saturation (HSL)37.04%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 33 · B 6F

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