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#550CA7

#550ca7 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#550ca7 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 4.71% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.1% cyan, 92.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 268.26°, with 86.59% saturation and 35.1% 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 10.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.77.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0498

Complementary

  1. #550ca7
  2. #5ea70c

Split complementary

  1. #550ca7
  2. #a7a30c
  3. #10a70c

Analogous

  1. #0c10a7
  2. #550ca7
  3. #a30ca7

Triadic

  1. #550ca7
  2. #a7550c
  3. #0ca755

Tetradic

  1. #550ca7
  2. #a70c5e
  3. #5ea70c
  4. #0ca755

Square

  1. #550ca7
  2. #a70c10
  3. #5ea70c
  4. #0ca7a3

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0218
  2. #310760
  3. #550ca7
  4. #7912ee
  5. #a259f3

Shades

#550ca7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #550ca7
  2. #4d0b96
  3. #440a86
  4. #3c0875
  5. #330764
  6. #2b0654
  7. #220543
  8. #1a0432
  9. #110221
  10. #090111
  11. #000000

Tints

#550ca7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #550ca7
  2. #6624b0
  3. #773db9
  4. #8855c1
  5. #996dca
  6. #aa86d3
  7. #bb9edc
  8. #ccb6e5
  9. #ddceed
  10. #eee7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#550ca7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #550ca7
  2. #5918a3
  3. #5e239f
  4. #622f9b
  5. #663a97
  6. #6b4694
  7. #6f5290
  8. #735d8c
  9. #776988
  10. #7c7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493277 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003da4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c4161 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1130a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #473383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-550ca7 {
  color: #550ca7;
}
Background
.bg-550ca7 {
  background-color: #550ca7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-550ca7 {
  border: 2px solid #550ca7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #550ca7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 12 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 87% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-550ca7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #550ca7, #a30ca7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-550ca7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 12 167 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.77 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.32 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.37 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.84 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.96 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 9.36 #aaf358 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Indigo
#550ca7  rgb(85, 12, 167)  hsl(268, 87%, 35%)  Indigo
#5ea70c  rgb(94, 167, 12)  hsl(88, 87%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#a7550c  rgb(167, 85, 12)  hsl(28, 87%, 35%)  Ginger
#0ca755  rgb(12, 167, 85)  hsl(148, 87%, 35%)  Jade