All About Color #551B7E

#551B7E

About #551B7E

#551B7E is a dark purple color with the hex code #551B7E. In RGB it is red 85, green 27, blue 126; in HSL it is hue 275°, saturation 65%, lightness 30%; in CMYK it is 33%, 79%, 0%, 51%. Its contrast ratio is 11.39:1 on white and 1.84:1 on black.

#551B7E Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 1B, 7E
CMYK32.54%, 78.57%, 0.00%, 50.59%
RGB Decimal85, 27, 126
HSL275°, 65%, 30%
RGB Octal125, 33, 176
HSV (HSB)275.15°, 78.57%, 49.41%
RGB Binary1010101, 11011, 1111110
CIE-L*AB24.39, 44.15, -44.31
RGB Percent33.33%, 10.59%, 49.41%
CIE-L*CH24.39, 62.55, 314.89
XYZ7.90, 4.22, 20.14
CIE-L*UV24.39, 13.43, -56.98
xyY0.24, 0.13, 4.22
Hunter-Lab20.55, 32.71, -43.73
RYB33.33%, 10.59%, 49.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#551B7E on a dark background: contrast 1.84:1, fails WCAG AA.
#551B7E on a light background: contrast 11.39:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #551B7E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#551B7E · #882BCA · #220B32 · #447E1B · #6DCA2B

Analogous palette

#1B447E · #231B7E · #551B7E · #7E1B76 · #7E1B44

Triadic palette

#551B7E · #7E551B · #1B7E55 · #882BCA · #CA882B

Tetradic palette

#551B7E · #7E231B · #447E1B · #1B767E · #220B32

Monochromatic palette

#0E0415 · #2A0D3F · #551B7E · #7F28BD · #A457DB

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