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Colour

#553D5E

  • #553D5E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#553D5E is a violet with RGB values 85, 61, 94 and HSL 284°, 21%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#553D5E#553D5E
HEX#553D5E
RGBrgb(85, 61, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2392, 0.3686
RGB percentages33.3%, 23.9%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(283.6, 21.3%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 35.1%, 36.9%)
CMYK9.6%, 35.1%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,586,270
CSS custom property--colour: #553D5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#AAC2A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#38445Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E475Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#554149no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 27.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 30.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.3Light slate grey · ΔE 33.1Gray · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 27.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#465E3D
Analogous#453D5E, #5E3D57
Triadic#5E553D, #3D5E55
Split complementary#575E3D, #3D5E45
Tetradic#5E453D, #465E3D, #3D575E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBA3C4
Lighter +30%#A484B0
Lighter +20%#8D669B
Lighter +10%#71517D
Darker −10%#39293F
Darker −20%#1D1520
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E2A71
Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R85
G61
B94
Red85 (33.3%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue283.64°
Saturation (HSL)21.29%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 3D · B 5E

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