Colour

#553F6C

#553F6C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#553F6C is a violet with RGB values 85, 63, 108 and HSL 269°, 26%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#553F6C#553F6C

HEX#553F6C

RGBrgb(85, 63, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2471, 0.4235

RGB percentages33.3%, 24.7%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(269.3, 26.3%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 41.7%, 42.4%)

CMYK21.3%, 41.7%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,586,796

CSS custom property--colour: #553F6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.08:1

Contrast with white9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#AAC093

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#35486Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A496Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#524650no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5 Dim grey · ΔE 32.8 Slate grey · ΔE 33.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.2 Steel blue · ΔE 33.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#566C3F

Analogous#3F406C, #6B3F6C

Triadic#6C553F, #3F6C55

Split complementary#6C6B3F, #406C3F

Tetradic#6C3F40, #566C3F, #3F6C6B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBAACD

Lighter +30%#A18ABA

Lighter +20%#8869A8

Lighter +10%#6E528C

Darker −10%#3C2C4C

Darker −20%#22192C

Darker −30%#09070B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#552A81

Less saturated −25%#555457

Channel breakdown

R85

G63

B108

Red85 (33.3%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue269.33°

Saturation (HSL)26.32%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 3F · B 6C

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Colour values

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