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#551B5B

#551b5b ≈ Byzantium

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#551b5b is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 10.59% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.59% cyan, 70.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.31% black. Its hue angle is 294.38°, with 54.24% saturation and 23.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), ΔE 6.69.

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Relative luminance0.0347

Complementary

  1. #551b5b
  2. #215b1b

Split complementary

  1. #551b5b
  2. #415b1b
  3. #1b5b35

Analogous

  1. #351b5b
  2. #551b5b
  3. #5b1b41

Triadic

  1. #551b5b
  2. #5b551b
  3. #1b5b55

Tetradic

  1. #551b5b
  2. #5b1b21
  3. #215b1b
  4. #1b5b55

Square

  1. #551b5b
  2. #5b351b
  3. #215b1b
  4. #1b415b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0510
  2. #1e0920
  3. #551b5b
  4. #8c2d96
  5. #bc47c8

Shades

#551b5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #551b5b
  2. #4d1852
  3. #441649
  4. #3c1340
  5. #331037
  6. #2b0e2e
  7. #220b24
  8. #1a081b
  9. #110512
  10. #090309
  11. #000000

Tints

#551b5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #551b5b
  2. #66326b
  3. #77497c
  4. #885f8c
  5. #99769d
  6. #aa8dad
  7. #bba4bd
  8. #ccbbce
  9. #ddd1de
  10. #eee8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#551b5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #551b5b
  2. #59255f
  3. #5e2f62
  4. #623966
  5. #66436a
  6. #6b4e6e
  7. #6f5871
  8. #736275
  9. #776c79
  10. #7c767c
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #442c47 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d305d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #263759 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #572538 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #37295c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e2e5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #562149 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-551b5b {
  color: #551b5b;
}
Background
.bg-551b5b {
  background-color: #551b5b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-551b5b {
  border: 2px solid #551b5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #551b5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 27 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 54% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-551b5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #551b5b, #5b1b41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-551b5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 27 91 / 0.35);
}

#702963 Byzantium ΔE 6.69 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.27 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.25 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 10.12 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.61 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 10.93 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.44 #aae4a4 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Byzantium
#551b5b  rgb(85, 27, 91)  hsl(294, 54%, 23%)  Byzantium
#215b1b  rgb(33, 91, 27)  hsl(114, 54%, 23%)  Lincoln Green
#5b551b  rgb(91, 85, 27)  hsl(54, 54%, 23%)  Army Green
#1b5b55  rgb(27, 91, 85)  hsl(174, 54%, 23%)  Dark Slate Gray