#551cd4
a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: blue
RGB
85, 28, 212
HSL
259°, 77%, 47%
CMYK
60, 87, 0, 17
Luminance
0.0752
Every format
| HEX | #551cd4 |
| RGB | rgb(85, 28, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 77%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 87%, 0%, 17%) |
| LAB | lab(33.0 65.3 -82.2) |
| LCH | lch(33.0 105.0 308.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.452 0.245 285.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #551cd4;
background-color: #551cd4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#551cd4] bg-[#551cd4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #551cd4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.110, blue: 0.831)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#551cd4")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#551cd4 on white: 8.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
Aa
#551cd4 on black: 2.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red33.3%
Green11.0%
Blue83.1%
CMYK percentages
Cyan59.9%
Magenta86.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)16.9%
Color previews
#551cd4 text on a black background
contrast 2.50:1
Card sample
#551cd4 text on a white background
contrast 8.39:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #551cd4;
Background color
Panel with #551cd4 background
background-color: #551cd4;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #551cd4;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 28, 212, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 28, 212, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #551cd4; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #551cd4, #D01CD4);