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#551DFD

#551dfd ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#551dfd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 11.37% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.4% cyan, 88.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 98.25% saturation and 55.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 0.87.

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Relative luminance0.099

Complementary

  1. #551dfd
  2. #c5fd1d

Split complementary

  1. #551dfd
  2. #fdc51d
  3. #55fd1d

Analogous

  1. #1d55fd
  2. #551dfd
  3. #c51dfd

Triadic

  1. #551dfd
  2. #fd551d
  3. #1dfd55

Tetradic

  1. #551dfd
  2. #fd1dc5
  3. #c5fd1d
  4. #1dfd55

Square

  1. #551dfd
  2. #fd1d55
  3. #c5fd1d
  4. #1dfdc5

Monochromatic

  1. #210180
  2. #3402cc
  3. #551dfd
  4. #8e69fe
  5. #c7b5fe

Shades

#551dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #551dfd
  2. #4d1ae4
  3. #4417ca
  4. #3c14b1
  5. #331198
  6. #2b0f7f
  7. #220c65
  8. #1a094c
  9. #110633
  10. #090319
  11. #000000

Tints

#551dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #551dfd
  2. #6634fd
  3. #774afd
  4. #8861fe
  5. #9977fe
  6. #aa8efe
  7. #bba5fe
  8. #ccbbfe
  9. #ddd2ff
  10. #eee8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#551dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #551dfd
  2. #5927f1
  3. #5e31e4
  4. #623bd8
  5. #6645cb
  6. #6b4fbf
  7. #6f58b2
  8. #7362a6
  9. #776c99
  10. #7c768d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5748b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-551dfd {
  color: #551dfd;
}
Background
.bg-551dfd {
  background-color: #551dfd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-551dfd {
  border: 2px solid #551dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #551dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 29 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 98% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-551dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #551dfd, #c51dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-551dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 29 253 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 0.87 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 2.79 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.86 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.50 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.11 #aae202 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#551dfd  rgb(85, 29, 253)  hsl(255, 98%, 55%)  Han Purple
#c5fd1d  rgb(197, 253, 29)  hsl(75, 98%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#fd551d  rgb(253, 85, 29)  hsl(15, 98%, 55%)  International Orange
#1dfd55  rgb(29, 253, 85)  hsl(135, 98%, 55%)  Lime