All About Color #551EAE

#551EAE

About #551EAE

#551EAE is a medium purple color with the hex code #551EAE. In RGB it is red 85, green 30, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 263°, saturation 71%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 51%, 83%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 9.62:1 on white and 2.18:1 on black.

#551EAE Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 1E, AE
CMYK51.15%, 82.76%, 0.00%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal85, 30, 174
HSL263°, 71%, 40%
RGB Octal125, 36, 256
HSV (HSB)262.92°, 82.76%, 68.24%
RGB Binary1010101, 11110, 10101110
CIE-L*AB29.20, 54.96, -65.98
RGB Percent33.33%, 11.76%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH29.20, 85.87, 309.80
XYZ11.85, 5.92, 40.56
CIE-L*UV29.20, 5.86, -86.84
xyY0.20, 0.10, 5.92
Hunter-Lab24.32, 44.41, -81.85
RYB33.33%, 11.76%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#551EAE on a dark background: contrast 2.18:1, fails WCAG AA.
#551EAE on a light background: contrast 9.62:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#551EAE · #8248E0 · #2F1060 · #77AE1E · #A6E048

Analogous palette

#1E77AE · #1E2EAE · #551EAE · #9E1EAE · #AE1E77

Triadic palette

#551EAE · #AE551E · #1EAE55 · #8248E0 · #E08248

Tetradic palette

#551EAE · #AE1E2E · #77AE1E · #1EAE9E · #2F1060

Monochromatic palette

#15072C · #35126D · #551EAE · #793BDE · #A67CE9

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