#551b9f Color Information

#551b9f Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #551b9f. In RGB, it consists of 33.3% Red, 10.6% Green, and 62.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 46.5% Cyan, 83% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 37.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 266.4°, with saturation of 71% and lightness of 36.5%. The decimal value for #551b9f is 5577631, and its nearest "web safe" color is #663399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #551b9f is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#551b9f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color85, 27, 159 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color33.3%, 10.6%, 62.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.667, 0.894, 0.376 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.465, 0.83, 0, 0.376 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color266.4°, 71.0%, 36.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color266.4°, 83.0%, 62.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color10.396, 5.218, 33.260 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color85, 27, 159 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5577631 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color27.348, 52.275, -59.957 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)27.348, 79.546, 311.084 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color27.348, 8.115, -77.903 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color22.844, 41.259, -70.335 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.213, 0.107, 5.218 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283767711 / 0xff551b9f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#663399 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #551b9f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #551b9f, its pure hue is 266.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 71.0%, and its lightness is 36.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #551b9f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b0314 to #4a188b.

Tints of #551b9f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #551b9f, its pure hue is 266.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 71.0%, and its lightness is 36.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #551b9f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6a38ab to #eae3f3.

Tones of #551b9f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #551b9f, its pure hue is 266.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 71.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #551b9f, which range from #5d5d5d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #5200ba (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #551b9f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #551b9f! For #551b9f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #551b9f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #551b9f

This color, #551b9f, consists of 33.3% Red, 10.6% Green, and 62.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 85, Green = 27, Blue = 159. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #551b9f is 46.5% Cyan, 83% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 37.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R33.3%
C46.5%
G10.6%
M83.0%
B62.4%
Y0.0%
K37.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 85 27 159
Octal 125 33 237
Hexa #55 #1b #9f
Binary 01010101 00011011 10011111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 46 83 0 37
Octal 56 123 0 45
Hexa #2e #53 #00 #25
Binary 00101110 01010011 00000000 00100101

Analogous Colors of #551b9f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #551b9f — which has hue 266.4° — its analogous colors are located at 236.4° and 296.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #551b9f.

Triadic Colors of #551b9f

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #551b9f — which has hue 266.4° — its triadic colors are located at 26.4° and 266.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #551b9f.

Complementary Color of #551b9f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #551b9f — which has hue 266.4° — its complementary color is located at 86.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #551b9f.

Split Complementary Colors of #551b9f

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #551b9f — which has hue 266.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 56.4° and 266.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #551b9f.

Tetradic Colors of #551b9f

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #551b9f — which has hue 266.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 176.4°, 266.4°, 356.4°, and 86.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #551b9f.

Monochromatic Colors of #551b9f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #551b9f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2b1449 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #8029ee (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #551b9f

We want to make getting started with #551b9f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #551b9f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #551b9f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #551b9f with other HTML elements.

#551b9f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #551b9f.
<span style="color: #551b9f;">The color of this text is #551b9f.</span>

#551b9f Background Color

The background color for this text is #551b9f.
<div style="background-color: #551b9f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #551b9f.</div>

#551b9f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #551b9f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #551b9f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #551b9f.</span>

#551b9f Border Color

This is a div with border color #551b9f.
<div style="border: #551b9f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #551b9f.</div>

#551b9f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #551b9f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #551b9f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #551b9f on a white background.</div></div>

#551b9f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #551b9f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #551b9f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #551b9f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #551b9f to White

This is a gradient from #551b9f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#551b9f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#551b9f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#551b9f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#551b9f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #551b9f to white.</div>

Gradient from #551b9f to Black

This is a gradient from #551b9f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#551b9f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#551b9f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#551b9f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#551b9f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #551b9f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #551b9f

In addition to using #551b9f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #551b9f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #551b9f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 85, Green = 27, Blue = 159). If you need details about the color coordinates of #551b9f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #551b9f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(85, 27, 159)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #551b9f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #551b9f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #551b9f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(85, 27, 159);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#551b9f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:85, green:27, blue:159, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:85 green:27 blue:159 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(85f, 27f, 159f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(85, 27, 159);
 

#551b9f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #551b9f the same way. For those with color blindness, #551b9f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #551b9f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #551b9f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #551b9f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #551b9f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #551b9f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 10.3:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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