Information about American Violet color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #551B8C reads as a strongly colored blue-purple violet and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Kosmic Purple (#4B1D8F). Slightly further away sit Purple Iris (#571B7E) and KSU Purple (#512888).
The recipe behind #551B8C is rgb(85, 27, 140), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #551B8C: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. The name "American Violet" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
American Violet color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
American Violet color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
American Violet color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
American Violet color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
American Violet color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
American Violet 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 American Violet color
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Nearest named colors to American Violet
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#4B1D8F
#571B7E
#512888
#502380
#4C2882
#5B0A91
#4F1E9E
#432087
#520E7D
#461B7E
#522D80
#652C88
American Violet color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#551B8C
- RGB85, 27, 140
- CMYK22, 44, 0, 45
- CSSrgb(85, 27, 140)
- HSL271°, 68%, 33%
- HSL Precise270.796°, 67.665%, 32.745%
- HSV271°, 81%, 55%
- HSB271°, 81%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.106, 0.549)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.106, 0.549, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.106, 0.549)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID551B8C
- DECIMAL ID5577612
- Name Length15
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- Counting from2025-01-01
