#551CB5 Hex color

#551CB5

The hexadecimal color code #551CB5 corresponds to the code RGB( 85, 28, 181 ). 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 0,71 level). Its brightness is 40% and its saturation is 73%. It is composed of red at 28%, green at 9% and blue at 61%. The dominant component is blue.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

262
73
40
Shade of Purple
Hex Code #551CB5
RGB Code rgb( 85 , 28 , 181)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 33.3% , 11.0% , 71.0% )
HSLhsl( 262 , 73% , 40% )
Complementary
Color
#AAE34A


Variations of #551CB5

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #551CB5 is the color #EEE8F7

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #080212.

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Other Shades of Purple

Examples of other colors within the Purple spectrum .

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #AAE34A is the color exactly opposite to #551CB5 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 #551CB5 in CSS

When using #551CB5 as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #551CB5 as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.

#551CB5 as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #551CB5;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #551CB5;  }

Border

#551CB5 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #551CB5;  }

Shadow

#551CB5 shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #551CB5; }

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