#551B5A Color

#551B5A is rgb(85, 27, 90) in RGB and hsl(295, 54%, 23%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Indigo. White text is most readable on this background.

#551B5A

HEX#551B5A

RGBrgb(85, 27, 90)

HSLhsl(295, 54%, 23%)

HSVhsv(295, 70%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(34.1% 0.12 324.5)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 70%, 0%, 65%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #551B5A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text12.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #551B5A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#551B5A Complementary#205A1B Analogous#351B5A Analogous#5A1B40 Triadic#5A551B Triadic#1B5A55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #551B5A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7E2886 #A334AD #C04ECA #CF79D7 #DFA5E4 #EDCCF0

Shades

#4A174F #431547 #37123B #2C0E2F #210B23 #1A081B

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