#551B51 Color

#551B51 is rgb(85, 27, 81) in RGB and hsl(304, 52%, 22%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Indigo. White text is most readable on this background.

#551B51

HEX#551B51

RGBrgb(85, 27, 81)

HSLhsl(304, 52%, 22%)

HSVhsv(304, 68%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(33.6% 0.112 330.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 5%, 67%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #551B51 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text12.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #551B51 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#551B51 Complementary#1B551F Analogous#3C1B55 Analogous#551B34 Triadic#51551B Triadic#1B5155

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #551B51, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#80287A #AB36A3 #C851C0 #D477CE #E2A2DD #EFCDED

Shades

#4A1746 #42153F #361134 #2F0F2C #230B21 #1B091A

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