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#550FA3

#550fa3 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#550fa3 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 5.88% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.85% cyan, 90.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 268.38°, with 83.15% saturation and 34.9% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0492

Complementary

  1. #550fa3
  2. #5da30f

Split complementary

  1. #550fa3
  2. #a39f0f
  3. #13a30f

Analogous

  1. #0f13a3
  2. #550fa3
  3. #9f0fa3

Triadic

  1. #550fa3
  2. #a3550f
  3. #0fa355

Tetradic

  1. #550fa3
  2. #a30f5d
  3. #5da30f
  4. #0fa355

Square

  1. #550fa3
  2. #a30f13
  3. #5da30f
  4. #0fa39f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0217
  2. #30095d
  3. #550fa3
  4. #7a15e9
  5. #a15bf0

Shades

#550fa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #550fa3
  2. #4d0e93
  3. #440c82
  4. #3c0b72
  5. #330962
  6. #2b0852
  7. #220641
  8. #1a0531
  9. #110321
  10. #090210
  11. #000000

Tints

#550fa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #550fa3
  2. #6627ac
  3. #773fb5
  4. #8857bf
  5. #996fc8
  6. #aa87d1
  7. #bb9fda
  8. #ccb7e3
  9. #ddcfed
  10. #eee7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#550fa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #550fa3
  2. #591aa0
  3. #5e269c
  4. #623199
  5. #663c95
  6. #6b4892
  7. #6f538e
  8. #735e8b
  9. #776987
  10. #7c7584
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493274 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003da1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e405f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0932a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1730a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #483380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-550fa3 {
  color: #550fa3;
}
Background
.bg-550fa3 {
  background-color: #550fa3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-550fa3 {
  border: 2px solid #550fa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #550fa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 15 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 83% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-550fa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #550fa3, #9f0fa3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-550fa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 15 163 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.34 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.06 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.44 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.57 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.58 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.59 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 9.28 #aaf05c Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Indigo
#550fa3  rgb(85, 15, 163)  hsl(268, 83%, 35%)  Indigo
#5da30f  rgb(93, 163, 15)  hsl(88, 83%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#a3550f  rgb(163, 85, 15)  hsl(28, 83%, 35%)  Sienna
#0fa355  rgb(15, 163, 85)  hsl(148, 83%, 35%)  Shamrock Green