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#550ABC

#550abc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#550abc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.79% cyan, 94.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 265.28°, with 89.9% saturation and 38.82% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.74.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0578

Complementary

  1. #550abc
  2. #71bc0a

Split complementary

  1. #550abc
  2. #bcae0a
  3. #18bc0a

Analogous

  1. #0a18bc
  2. #550abc
  3. #ae0abc

Triadic

  1. #550abc
  2. #bc550a
  3. #0abc55

Tetradic

  1. #550abc
  2. #bc0a71
  3. #71bc0a
  4. #0abc55

Square

  1. #550abc
  2. #bc0a18
  3. #71bc0a
  4. #0abcae

Monochromatic

  1. #13022b
  2. #340673
  3. #550abc
  4. #791ff3
  5. #a468f7

Shades

#550abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #550abc
  2. #4d09a9
  3. #440896
  4. #3c0784
  5. #330671
  6. #2b055e
  7. #22044b
  8. #1a0338
  9. #110226
  10. #090113
  11. #000000

Tints

#550abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #550abc
  2. #6623c3
  3. #773bc9
  4. #8854d0
  5. #996cd7
  6. #aa85de
  7. #bb9de4
  8. #ccb6eb
  9. #ddcef2
  10. #eee7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#550abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #550abc
  2. #5916b6
  3. #5e22b0
  4. #622daa
  5. #6639a4
  6. #6b459e
  7. #6f5198
  8. #735d92
  9. #77688c
  10. #7c7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b4b6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #403b94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-550abc {
  color: #550abc;
}
Background
.bg-550abc {
  background-color: #550abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-550abc {
  border: 2px solid #550abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #550abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 10 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-550abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #550abc, #ae0abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-550abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 10 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.74 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.55 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.77 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.92 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.12 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.37 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.50 #aaf543 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#550abc  rgb(85, 10, 188)  hsl(265, 90%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#71bc0a  rgb(113, 188, 10)  hsl(85, 90%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bc550a  rgb(188, 85, 10)  hsl(25, 90%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#0abc55  rgb(10, 188, 85)  hsl(145, 90%, 39%)  Emerald