Color #551BA1

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #551BA1 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 27, 161) — 33.3% red, 10.6% green, 63.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 53 / 0 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated violet, #551BA1 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dissapurple (#4F1E9E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Kosmic Purple (#4B1D8F) and American Violet (#551B8C).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 27, 161) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #551BA1 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.1:1. #551BA1 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#551BA1 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#551BA1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

#551BA1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

#551BA1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

#551BA1 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

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#551BA1 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

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Nearest named colors to #551BA1

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dissapurple

#4F1E9E

Kosmic Purple

#4B1D8F

American Violet

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RRAGZ

#460C9D

Metallic Violet

#5B0A91

Violet Crystalline Fox

#6004A8

Strong Violet

#5400A8

KSU Purple

#512888

Roku Purple

#662D91

DFIN

#640CB6

Blue Magenta Violet

#553592

Rebecca Purple

#663399

#551BA1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#551BA1
RGB85, 27, 161
CMYK30, 53, 0, 37

HSL266°, 71%, 37%
HSL Precise265.97°, 71.277%, 36.863%
HSV266°, 83%, 63%
HSB266°, 83%, 63%

HEX ID551BA1
DECIMAL ID5577633
Name LengthThis color has no name

Color Family (Hue)Violet
Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
Lightness FamilyNeutral

Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
Percentage of Blue in RGB63.1%

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