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Recognised as Colour

#55436F

  • #55436F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#55436F is a violet with RGB values 85, 67, 111 and HSL 265°, 25%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#55436F#55436F
HEX#55436F
RGBrgb(85, 67, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2627, 0.4353
RGB percentages33.3%, 26.3%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(264.5, 24.7%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.5, 39.6%, 43.5%)
CMYK23.4%, 39.6%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,587,823
CSS custom property--colour: #55436F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#AABC90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#394B71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C4B6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#514A53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2Slate grey · ΔE 31.2Dim grey · ΔE 31.3Steel blue · ΔE 31.4Light slate grey · ΔE 33.2Midnight blue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D6F43
Analogous#43476F, #6B436F
Triadic#6F5543, #436F55
Split complementary#6F6B43, #476F43
Tetradic#6F4347, #5D6F43, #436F6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCAFCF
Lighter +30%#A18FBC
Lighter +20%#8770A8
Lighter +10%#6D568F
Darker −10%#3D304F
Darker −20%#241D2F
Darker −30%#0C0910
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#512D85
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R85
G67
B111
Red85 (33.3%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue264.55°
Saturation (HSL)24.72%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 43 · B 6F

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