Information about #551566 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#551566 presents itself as a strongly colored purple-pink magenta — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Troubadour (#56225A). Slightly further away sit Sunset Purple (#490960) and Ultramarine Violet (#5C246E).
The recipe behind #551566 is rgb(85, 21, 102), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 12.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #551566 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#551566 color variations
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#551566 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#551566 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#551566 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#551566 color hues
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#551566 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #551566 color
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Nearest named colors to #551566
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#56225A
#490960
#5C246E
#4F276D
#532759
#5D1451
#4D2759
#520E7D
#68075F
#571B7E
#5D1C4F
#480656
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#551566
- RGB85, 21, 102
- CMYK7, 32, 0, 60
- CSSrgb(85, 21, 102)
- HSL287°, 66%, 24%
- HSL Precise287.407°, 65.854%, 24.118%
- HSV287°, 79%, 40%
- HSB287°, 79%, 40%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.082, 0.400)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.082, 0.400, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.082, 0.400)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID551566
- DECIMAL ID5576038
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
