#551cd7
a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: blue
RGB
85, 28, 215
HSL
258°, 77%, 48%
CMYK
61, 87, 0, 16
Luminance
0.0767
Every format
| HEX | #551cd7 |
| RGB | rgb(85, 28, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 77%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 87%, 0%, 16%) |
| LAB | lab(33.3 66.1 -83.3) |
| LCH | lch(33.3 106.4 308.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.456 0.248 284.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #551cd7;
background-color: #551cd7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#551cd7] bg-[#551cd7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #551cd7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.110, blue: 0.843)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#551cd7")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#551cd7 on white: 8.29:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
Aa
#551cd7 on black: 2.53:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red33.3%
Green11.0%
Blue84.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan60.5%
Magenta87.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)15.7%
Color previews
#551cd7 text on a black background
contrast 2.53:1
Card sample
#551cd7 text on a white background
contrast 8.29:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #551cd7;
Background color
Panel with #551cd7 background
background-color: #551cd7;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #551cd7;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 28, 215, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 28, 215, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #551cd7; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #551cd7, #D21CD7);