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#550CE2

#550ce2 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#550ce2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 4.71% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.39% cyan, 94.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 260.47°, with 89.92% saturation and 46.67% 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 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.0769

Complementary

  1. #550ce2
  2. #99e20c

Split complementary

  1. #550ce2
  2. #e2c00c
  3. #2ee20c

Analogous

  1. #0c2ee2
  2. #550ce2
  3. #c00ce2

Triadic

  1. #550ce2
  2. #e2550c
  3. #0ce255

Tetradic

  1. #550ce2
  2. #e20c99
  3. #99e20c
  4. #0ce255

Square

  1. #550ce2
  2. #e20c2e
  3. #99e20c
  4. #0ce2c0

Monochromatic

  1. #1e0451
  2. #3a0899
  3. #550ce2
  4. #8145f5
  5. #b38ef9

Shades

#550ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #550ce2
  2. #4d0bcb
  3. #440ab5
  4. #3c089e
  5. #330788
  6. #2b0671
  7. #22055a
  8. #1a0444
  9. #11022d
  10. #090117
  11. #000000

Tints

#550ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #550ce2
  2. #6624e5
  3. #773de8
  4. #8855eb
  5. #996dee
  6. #aa86f1
  7. #bb9ef3
  8. #ccb6f6
  9. #ddcef9
  10. #eee7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#550ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #550ce2
  2. #5918d8
  3. #5e23ce
  4. #622fc5
  5. #663abb
  6. #6b46b1
  7. #6f52a7
  8. #735d9d
  9. #776994
  10. #7c748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #513ea0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a49b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-550ce2 {
  color: #550ce2;
}
Background
.bg-550ce2 {
  background-color: #550ce2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-550ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #550ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #550ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 12 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 90% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-550ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #550ce2, #c00ce2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-550ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 12 226 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.17 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.33 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.30 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.08 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.76 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.03 #aaf31d Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#550ce2  rgb(85, 12, 226)  hsl(260, 90%, 47%)  Ultramarine
#99e20c  rgb(153, 226, 12)  hsl(80, 90%, 47%)  Inchworm
#e2550c  rgb(226, 85, 12)  hsl(20, 90%, 47%)  Persimmon
#0ce255  rgb(12, 226, 85)  hsl(140, 90%, 47%)  Malachite