#5540B5 Color

#5540B5 is rgb(85, 64, 181) in RGB and hsl(251, 48%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RebeccaPurple. White text is most readable on this background.

#5540B5

HEX#5540B5

RGBrgb(85, 64, 181)

HSLhsl(251, 48%, 48%)

HSVhsv(251, 65%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(46.4% 0.176 285.5)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 65%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5540B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5540B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5540B5 Complementary#A0B540 Analogous#4065B5 Analogous#9040B5 Triadic#B55540 Triadic#40B555

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5540B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6955C3 #8170CD #988AD6 #B3A8E1 #CAC3EA #E1DDF3

Shades

#4B389F #3E2E84 #33266D #291E57 #1E1740 #120D26

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