Colour

#55489A

#55489A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#55489A is a blue with RGB values 85, 72, 154 and HSL 250°, 36%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#55489A

RGBrgb(85, 72, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2824, 0.6039

RGB percentages33.3%, 28.2%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(249.5, 36.3%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 53.2%, 60.4%)

CMYK44.8%, 53.2%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,589,146

CSS custom property--colour: #55489A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.55:1

Contrast with white7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#AAB765

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#22569Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#215298no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#40596Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 5.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7 Slate blue · ΔE 19.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 21.5 Medium purple · ΔE 22.7 Royal blue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 5.15, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D9A48

Analogous#48649A, #7E489A

Triadic#9A5548, #489A55

Split complementary#9A7E48, #649A48

Tetradic#9A4864, #8D9A48, #489A7E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDC8E6

Lighter +30%#ADA6D5

Lighter +20%#8D83C5

Lighter +10%#6E60B5

Darker −10%#423877

Darker −20%#2F2854

Darker −30%#1B1732

Darker −40%#08070F

More saturated +25%#422CB6

Less saturated −25%#68647E

Channel breakdown

R85

G72

B154

Red85 (33.3%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue249.51°

Saturation (HSL)36.28%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 48 · B 9A

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Colour values

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