#551B88 Color

#551B88 is rgb(85, 27, 136) in RGB and hsl(272, 67%, 32%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Indigo. White text is most readable on this background.

#551B88

HEX#551B88

RGBrgb(85, 27, 136)

HSLhsl(272, 67%, 32%)

HSVhsv(272, 80%, 53%)

OKLCHoklch(37.7% 0.168 303)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 80%, 0%, 47%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #551B88 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text11.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #551B88 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#551B88 Complementary#4E881B Analogous#1F1B88 Analogous#881B85 Triadic#88551B Triadic#1B8855

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #551B88, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6D23AF #882ED6 #9E55DD #B67FE6 #CCA6ED #E4D0F6

Shades

#4B1877 #401466 #351155 #2B0D44 #200A33 #150722

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