#551B50 Color

#551B50 is rgb(85, 27, 80) in RGB and hsl(305, 52%, 22%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Indigo. White text is most readable on this background.

#551B50

HEX#551B50

RGBrgb(85, 27, 80)

HSLhsl(305, 52%, 22%)

HSVhsv(305, 68%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(33.5% 0.111 331.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 6%, 67%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #551B50 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text12.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #551B50 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#551B50 Complementary#1B5520 Analogous#3D1B55 Analogous#551B33 Triadic#50551B Triadic#1B5055

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #551B50, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#802879 #AB36A1 #C851BE #D477CC #E2A2DC #EFCDEC

Shades

#4A1745 #42153E #361133 #2F0F2C #230B21 #1B091A

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