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#550FA8

#550fa8 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#550fa8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.4% cyan, 91.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 267.45°, with 83.61% saturation and 35.88% 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 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.

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Relative luminance0.051

Complementary

  1. #550fa8
  2. #62a80f

Split complementary

  1. #550fa8
  2. #a8a10f
  3. #15a80f

Analogous

  1. #0f15a8
  2. #550fa8
  3. #a10fa8

Triadic

  1. #550fa8
  2. #a8550f
  3. #0fa855

Tetradic

  1. #550fa8
  2. #a80f62
  3. #62a80f
  4. #0fa855

Square

  1. #550fa8
  2. #a80f15
  3. #62a80f
  4. #0fa8a1

Monochromatic

  1. #0e021c
  2. #310962
  3. #550fa8
  4. #7919ea
  5. #a25ff1

Shades

#550fa8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #550fa8
  2. #4d0e97
  3. #440c86
  4. #3c0b76
  5. #330965
  6. #2b0854
  7. #220643
  8. #1a0532
  9. #110322
  10. #090211
  11. #000000

Tints

#550fa8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #550fa8
  2. #6627b1
  3. #773fb9
  4. #8857c2
  5. #996fcb
  6. #aa87d4
  7. #bb9fdc
  8. #ccb7e5
  9. #ddcfee
  10. #eee7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#550fa8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #550fa8
  2. #591aa4
  3. #5e26a0
  4. #62319c
  5. #663c98
  6. #6b4894
  7. #6f5390
  8. #735e8c
  9. #776988
  10. #7c7584
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493378 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003da5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b4262 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1031a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #473584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-550fa8 {
  color: #550fa8;
}
Background
.bg-550fa8 {
  background-color: #550fa8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-550fa8 {
  border: 2px solid #550fa8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #550fa8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 15 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 84% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-550fa8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #550fa8, #a10fa8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-550fa8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 15 168 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.00 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.10 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.21 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.31 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.66 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.09 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 9.48 #aaf057 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Indigo
#550fa8  rgb(85, 15, 168)  hsl(267, 84%, 36%)  Indigo
#62a80f  rgb(98, 168, 15)  hsl(87, 84%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#a8550f  rgb(168, 85, 15)  hsl(27, 84%, 36%)  Sienna
#0fa855  rgb(15, 168, 85)  hsl(147, 84%, 36%)  Jade