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#550ABB

#550abb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#550abb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.55% cyan, 94.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 265.42°, with 89.85% saturation and 38.63% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.78.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0574

Complementary

  1. #550abb
  2. #70bb0a

Split complementary

  1. #550abb
  2. #bbae0a
  3. #18bb0a

Analogous

  1. #0a18bb
  2. #550abb
  3. #ae0abb

Triadic

  1. #550abb
  2. #bb550a
  3. #0abb55

Tetradic

  1. #550abb
  2. #bb0a70
  3. #70bb0a
  4. #0abb55

Square

  1. #550abb
  2. #bb0a18
  3. #70bb0a
  4. #0abbae

Monochromatic

  1. #13022a
  2. #340672
  3. #550abb
  4. #791ff3
  5. #a467f7

Shades

#550abb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #550abb
  2. #4d09a8
  3. #440896
  4. #3c0783
  5. #330670
  6. #2b055e
  7. #22044b
  8. #1a0338
  9. #110225
  10. #090113
  11. #000000

Tints

#550abb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #550abb
  2. #6623c2
  3. #773bc9
  4. #8854cf
  5. #996cd6
  6. #aa85dd
  7. #bb9de4
  8. #ccb6eb
  9. #ddcef1
  10. #eee7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#550abb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #550abb
  2. #5916b5
  3. #5e22af
  4. #622da9
  5. #6639a3
  6. #6b459e
  7. #6f5198
  8. #735d92
  9. #77688c
  10. #7c7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c4a6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #403a93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-550abb {
  color: #550abb;
}
Background
.bg-550abb {
  background-color: #550abb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-550abb {
  border: 2px solid #550abb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #550abb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 10 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-550abb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #550abb, #ae0abb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-550abb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 10 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.78 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.51 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.90 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.04 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.25 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.32 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.37 #aaf544 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#550abb  rgb(85, 10, 187)  hsl(265, 90%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#70bb0a  rgb(112, 187, 10)  hsl(85, 90%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bb550a  rgb(187, 85, 10)  hsl(25, 90%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#0abb55  rgb(10, 187, 85)  hsl(145, 90%, 39%)  Emerald