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#5502EA

#5502ea ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#5502ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 0.78% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.68% cyan, 99.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 261.47°, with 98.31% saturation and 46.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.47.

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Relative luminance0.0792

Complementary

  1. #5502ea
  2. #97ea02

Split complementary

  1. #5502ea
  2. #eac902
  3. #23ea02

Analogous

  1. #0223ea
  2. #5502ea
  3. #c902ea

Triadic

  1. #5502ea
  2. #ea5502
  3. #02ea55

Tetradic

  1. #5502ea
  2. #ea0297
  3. #97ea02
  4. #02ea55

Square

  1. #5502ea
  2. #ea0223
  3. #97ea02
  4. #02eac9

Monochromatic

  1. #1e0152
  2. #39019e
  3. #5502ea
  4. #813bfd
  5. #b287fe

Shades

#5502ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5502ea
  2. #4d02d3
  3. #4402bb
  4. #3c01a4
  5. #33018c
  6. #2b0175
  7. #22015e
  8. #1a0146
  9. #11002f
  10. #090017
  11. #000000

Tints

#5502ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5502ea
  2. #661bec
  3. #7735ee
  4. #884ef0
  5. #9967f2
  6. #aa81f5
  7. #bb9af7
  8. #ccb3f9
  9. #ddccfb
  10. #eee6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5502ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5502ea
  2. #590fdf
  3. #5e1bd5
  4. #6228ca
  5. #6634c0
  6. #6b41b5
  7. #6f4eaa
  8. #735aa0
  9. #776795
  10. #7c738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #523ea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #234ab8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5502ea {
  color: #5502ea;
}
Background
.bg-5502ea {
  background-color: #5502ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5502ea {
  border: 2px solid #5502ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5502ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 2 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 98% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5502ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5502ea, #c902ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5502ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 2 234 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.47 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.75 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.92 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.50 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.29 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.69 #aafd15 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#5502ea  rgb(85, 2, 234)  hsl(261, 98%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#97ea02  rgb(151, 234, 2)  hsl(81, 98%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#ea5502  rgb(234, 85, 2)  hsl(21, 98%, 46%)  Persimmon
#02ea55  rgb(2, 234, 85)  hsl(141, 98%, 46%)  Malachite