#551B8E Hex color

#551B8E

The hexadecimal color code #551B8E corresponds to the code RGB( 85, 27, 142 ). It's a shade of Purple. This color is a combination of red (at 0,33 level), green (at 0,11 level) and blue (at 0,56 level). Its brightness is 33% and its saturation is 68%. It is composed of red at 33%, green at 10% and blue at 55%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

270
68
33
Shade of Purple
Hex Code #551B8E
RGB Code rgb( 85 , 27 , 142)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 33.3% , 10.6% , 55.7% )
HSLhsl( 270 , 68% , 33% )
Complementary
Color
#AAE471


Variations of #551B8E

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #551B8E is the color #EEE8F3

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #08020E.

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Other Shades of Purple

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #AAE471 is the color exactly opposite to #551B8E on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

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Triadic palette



Uses of #551B8E in CSS

When using #551B8E as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #551B8E as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.

#551B8E as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #551B8E;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #551B8E;  }

Border

#551B8E colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #551B8E;  }

Shadow

#551B8E shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #551B8E; }

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