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#550DCD

#550dcd ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#550dcd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 5.1% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.54% cyan, 93.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 262.5°, with 88.07% saturation and 42.75% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.0663

Complementary

  1. #550dcd
  2. #85cd0d

Split complementary

  1. #550dcd
  2. #cdb50d
  3. #25cd0d

Analogous

  1. #0d25cd
  2. #550dcd
  3. #b50dcd

Triadic

  1. #550dcd
  2. #cd550d
  3. #0dcd55

Tetradic

  1. #550dcd
  2. #cd0d85
  3. #85cd0d
  4. #0dcd55

Square

  1. #550dcd
  2. #cd0d25
  3. #85cd0d
  4. #0dcdb5

Monochromatic

  1. #19043d
  2. #370885
  3. #550dcd
  4. #7c34f2
  5. #aa7cf7

Shades

#550dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #550dcd
  2. #4d0cb9
  3. #440aa4
  4. #3c0990
  5. #33087b
  6. #2b0767
  7. #220552
  8. #1a043e
  9. #110329
  10. #090115
  11. #000000

Tints

#550dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #550dcd
  2. #6625d2
  3. #773dd7
  4. #8856dc
  5. #996ee1
  6. #aa86e6
  7. #bb9eeb
  8. #ccb6f0
  9. #ddcff5
  10. #eee7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#550dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #550dcd
  2. #5919c5
  3. #5e24be
  4. #6230b6
  5. #663bae
  6. #6b47a7
  7. #6f529f
  8. #735e97
  9. #77698f
  10. #7c7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e3991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f5378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3841a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-550dcd {
  color: #550dcd;
}
Background
.bg-550dcd {
  background-color: #550dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-550dcd {
  border: 2px solid #550dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #550dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 13 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 88% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-550dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #550dcd, #b50dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-550dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 13 205 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.58 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.75 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.87 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.00 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.35 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.12 #aaf232 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#550dcd  rgb(85, 13, 205)  hsl(263, 88%, 43%)  Ultramarine
#85cd0d  rgb(133, 205, 13)  hsl(83, 88%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#cd550d  rgb(205, 85, 13)  hsl(23, 88%, 43%)  Burnt Orange
#0dcd55  rgb(13, 205, 85)  hsl(143, 88%, 43%)  Malachite