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Recognised as Colour

#55426D

  • #55426D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#55426D is a violet with RGB values 85, 66, 109 and HSL 267°, 25%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#55426D#55426D
HEX#55426D
RGBrgb(85, 66, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2588, 0.4275
RGB percentages33.3%, 25.9%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(266.5, 24.6%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 39.4%, 42.7%)
CMYK22%, 39.4%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,587,565
CSS custom property--colour: #55426D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#AABD92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#384A6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C4A6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#514952no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8Dim grey · ΔE 31Slate grey · ΔE 31.2Steel blue · ΔE 31.9Light slate grey · ΔE 33.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A6D42
Analogous#42456D, #6A426D
Triadic#6D5542, #426D55
Split complementary#6D6A42, #456D42
Tetradic#6D4245, #5A6D42, #426D6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCADCE
Lighter +30%#A18EBA
Lighter +20%#876EA7
Lighter +10%#6E558D
Darker −10%#3C2F4D
Darker −20%#231C2D
Darker −30%#0B080E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#522C83
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R85
G66
B109
Red85 (33.3%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue266.51°
Saturation (HSL)24.57%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 42 · B 6D

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