Colour

#55425F

#55425F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#55425F is a violet with RGB values 85, 66, 95 and HSL 279°, 18%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55425F#55425F

HEX#55425F

RGBrgb(85, 66, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2588, 0.3725

RGB percentages33.3%, 25.9%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(279.3, 18%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 30.5%, 37.3%)

CMYK10.5%, 30.5%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,587,551

CSS custom property--colour: #55425F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.01:1

Contrast with white9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#AABDA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E4860no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#42495Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#54464Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 24.1 Slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28 Light slate grey · ΔE 30 Gray · ΔE 30.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 24.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C5F42

Analogous#46425F, #5F425B

Triadic#5F5542, #425F55

Split complementary#5B5F42, #425F46

Tetradic#5F4642, #4C5F42, #425B5F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBA9C4

Lighter +30%#A28BAF

Lighter +20%#8A6D9A

Lighter +10%#70577D

Darker −10%#3A2D41

Darker −20%#1F1823

Darker −30%#040305

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5B2E73

Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R85

G66

B95

Red85 (33.3%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue279.31°

Saturation (HSL)18.01%

Lightness31.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 42 · B 5F

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