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#55087E

#55087e ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#55087e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 3.14% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.54% cyan, 93.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 279.15°, with 88.06% saturation and 26.27% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#660066
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Relative luminance0.0361

Complementary

  1. #55087e
  2. #317e08

Split complementary

  1. #55087e
  2. #6c7e08
  3. #087e1a

Analogous

  1. #1a087e
  2. #55087e
  3. #7e086c

Triadic

  1. #55087e
  2. #7e5508
  3. #087e55

Tetradic

  1. #55087e
  2. #7e0831
  3. #317e08
  4. #087e55

Square

  1. #55087e
  2. #7e1a08
  3. #317e08
  4. #086c7e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0113
  2. #240336
  3. #55087e
  4. #860dc6
  5. #ad2df2

Shades

#55087e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55087e
  2. #4d0771
  3. #440665
  4. #3c0658
  5. #33054c
  6. #2b043f
  7. #220332
  8. #1a0226
  9. #110219
  10. #09010d
  11. #000000

Tints

#55087e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55087e
  2. #66218b
  3. #773998
  4. #8852a5
  5. #996bb2
  6. #aa84bf
  7. #bb9ccb
  8. #ccb5d8
  9. #ddcee5
  10. #eee6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55087e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55087e
  2. #59147e
  3. #5e207e
  4. #622c7f
  5. #66387f
  6. #6b447f
  7. #6f507f
  8. #735c7f
  9. #776880
  10. #7c7480
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44295b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003381 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00367c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e2d48 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #272880 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #302a7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #512362 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55087e {
  color: #55087e;
}
Background
.bg-55087e {
  background-color: #55087e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-55087e {
  border: 2px solid #55087e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55087e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 8 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 88% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55087e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55087e, #7e086c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55087e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 8 126 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.41 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.19 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.26 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.45 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.69 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.15 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 10.02 #aaf781 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Indigo
#55087e  rgb(85, 8, 126)  hsl(279, 88%, 26%)  Indigo
#317e08  rgb(49, 126, 8)  hsl(99, 88%, 26%)  Green
#7e5508  rgb(126, 85, 8)  hsl(39, 88%, 26%)  Field Drab
#087e55  rgb(8, 126, 85)  hsl(159, 88%, 26%)  Sea Green