#551B7E Color

#551B7E is rgb(85, 27, 126) in RGB and hsl(275, 65%, 30%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Indigo. White text is most readable on this background.

#551B7E

HEX#551B7E

RGBrgb(85, 27, 126)

HSLhsl(275, 65%, 30%)

HSVhsv(275, 79%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(36.8% 0.157 306.7)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 79%, 0%, 51%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #551B7E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text11.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #551B7E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#551B7E Complementary#447E1B Analogous#231B7E Analogous#7E1B76 Triadic#7E551B Triadic#1B7E55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #551B7E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7124A8 #8A2CCE #A252DA #B97DE3 #CFA7EC #E4CDF4

Shades

#49176D #411561 #361150 #2A0D3F #1F0A2E #170722

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