#551D81

#551D81

Color Values

HEX

#551D81

RGB

85, 29, 129

HSL

273.6, 63.3%, 31.0%

HSV

273.6, 77.5%, 50.6%

CMYK

34.1%, 77.5%, 0.0%, 49.4%

OKLCH

0.3727 0.158 305.3

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkorchid 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#551D81

#49811D

Analogous

#231D81

#811D7B

#551D81

Triadic

#551D81

#81551D

#1D8155

Split Complementary

#551D81

#7B811D

#1D8123

Tetradic

#551D81

#81231D

#49811D

#1D7B81

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#551D81

Protanopia

#3D3C69

Deuteranopia

#404463

Tritanopia

#525652

Achromatopsia

#303030

CSS Usage

background-color: #551D81;
color: #551D81;
border-color: #551D81;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 900 #581C87

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F3FB
100
#EEE4F7
200
#DEC5F2
300
#C69BE9
400
#A865DC
500
#892FD0
600
#6E25A7
700
#581E85
800
#451768
900
#34154C
950
#210D30

Contrast Checker

Text on white

11.18:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

1.88:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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