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Recognised as Colour

#554B6F

  • #554B6F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#554B6F is a violet with RGB values 85, 75, 111 and HSL 257°, 19%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#554B6F#554B6F
HEX#554B6F
RGBrgb(85, 75, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2941, 0.4353
RGB percentages33.3%, 29.4%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(256.7, 19.4%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 32.4%, 43.5%)
CMYK23.4%, 32.4%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,589,871
CSS custom property--colour: #554B6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#AAB490

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#435170no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#44506Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#505158no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.1Slate grey · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#656F4B
Analogous#4B536F, #674B6F
Triadic#6F554B, #4B6F55
Split complementary#6F674B, #536F4B
Tetradic#6F4B53, #656F4B, #4B6F67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEB7CF
Lighter +30%#A299BA
Lighter +20%#867BA5
Lighter +10%#6C608D
Darker −10%#3E3651
Darker −20%#262232
Darker −30%#0F0D14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4B3486
Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R85
G75
B111
Red85 (33.3%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue256.67°
Saturation (HSL)19.35%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 4B · B 6F

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