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#550ABA

#550aba ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#550aba is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 3.92% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.3% cyan, 94.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 265.57°, with 89.8% saturation and 38.43% 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 9.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.0569

Complementary

  1. #550aba
  2. #6fba0a

Split complementary

  1. #550aba
  2. #baad0a
  3. #17ba0a

Analogous

  1. #0a17ba
  2. #550aba
  3. #ad0aba

Triadic

  1. #550aba
  2. #ba550a
  3. #0aba55

Tetradic

  1. #550aba
  2. #ba0a6f
  3. #6fba0a
  4. #0aba55

Square

  1. #550aba
  2. #ba0a17
  3. #6fba0a
  4. #0abaad

Monochromatic

  1. #130229
  2. #340671
  3. #550aba
  4. #781ef3
  5. #a466f7

Shades

#550aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #550aba
  2. #4d09a7
  3. #440895
  4. #3c0782
  5. #330670
  6. #2b055d
  7. #22044a
  8. #1a0338
  9. #110225
  10. #090113
  11. #000000

Tints

#550aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #550aba
  2. #6623c1
  3. #773bc8
  4. #8854cf
  5. #996cd6
  6. #aa85dd
  7. #bb9de3
  8. #ccb6ea
  9. #ddcef1
  10. #eee7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#550aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #550aba
  2. #5916b4
  3. #5e22ae
  4. #622da9
  5. #6639a3
  6. #6b459d
  7. #6f5197
  8. #735d91
  9. #77688c
  10. #7c7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d4a6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #403a92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-550aba {
  color: #550aba;
}
Background
.bg-550aba {
  background-color: #550aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-550aba {
  border: 2px solid #550aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #550aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 10 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-550aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #550aba, #ad0aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-550aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 10 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.82 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.48 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.03 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.16 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.24 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.26 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.38 #aaf545 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#550aba  rgb(85, 10, 186)  hsl(266, 90%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#6fba0a  rgb(111, 186, 10)  hsl(86, 90%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#ba550a  rgb(186, 85, 10)  hsl(26, 90%, 38%)  Burnt Orange
#0aba55  rgb(10, 186, 85)  hsl(146, 90%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green