#551B79 Color

#551B79 is rgb(85, 27, 121) in RGB and hsl(277, 64%, 29%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Indigo. White text is most readable on this background.

#551B79

HEX#551B79

RGBrgb(85, 27, 121)

HSLhsl(277, 64%, 29%)

HSVhsv(277, 78%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(36.4% 0.152 308.7)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 78%, 0%, 53%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #551B79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text11.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #551B79 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#551B79 Complementary#3F791B Analogous#261B79 Analogous#791B6E Triadic#79551B Triadic#1B7955

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #551B79, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7224A3 #902DCD #A654D9 #BA79E2 #CFA3EB #E5CDF4

Shades

#491769 #40145C #35114B #2C0E3F #200A2E #170721

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