#551AEA Color

#551AEA is rgb(85, 26, 234) in RGB and hsl(257, 83%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is BlueViolet. White text is most readable on this background.

#551AEA

HEX#551AEA

RGBrgb(85, 26, 234)

HSLhsl(257, 83%, 51%)

HSVhsv(257, 89%, 92%)

OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.268 281.9)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 89%, 0%, 8%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #551AEA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #551AEA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#551AEA Complementary#AFEA1A Analogous#1A47EA Analogous#BD1AEA Triadic#EA551A Triadic#1AEA55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #551AEA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6D3BED #8257EF #9A78F2 #B398F5 #CBB9F8 #E0D5FB

Shades

#4813CD #3E10B1 #330D91 #270A70 #1C074F #120533

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