Colour

#554B70

#554B70
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#554B70 is a violet with RGB values 85, 75, 112 and HSL 256°, 20%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#554B70#554B70

HEX#554B70

RGBrgb(85, 75, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2941, 0.4392

RGB percentages33.3%, 29.4%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(256.2, 19.8%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 33%, 43.9%)

CMYK24.1%, 33%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,589,872

CSS custom property--colour: #554B70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.99:1

Contrast with white7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#AAB48F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#425172no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#44506Fno 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 19.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Dim grey · ΔE 25.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.2 Steel blue · ΔE 27.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 25.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66704B

Analogous#4B5370, #684B70

Triadic#70554B, #4B7055

Split complementary#70684B, #54704B

Tetradic#704B53, #66704B, #4B7068

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEB8CF

Lighter +30%#A299BB

Lighter +20%#867BA6

Lighter +10%#6C5F8F

Darker −10%#3E3751

Darker −20%#272233

Darker −30%#0F0E14

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A3487

Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R85

G75

B112

Red85 (33.3%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue256.22°

Saturation (HSL)19.79%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 4B · B 70

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