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#552A5D

#552a5d ≈ Byzantium

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#552a5d is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 16.47% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.6% cyan, 54.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black. Its hue angle is 290.59°, with 37.78% saturation and 26.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), ΔE 6.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0438

Complementary

  1. #552a5d
  2. #325d2a

Split complementary

  1. #552a5d
  2. #4b5d2a
  3. #2a5d3b

Analogous

  1. #3b2a5d
  2. #552a5d
  3. #5d2a4b

Triadic

  1. #552a5d
  2. #5d552a
  3. #2a5d55

Tetradic

  1. #552a5d
  2. #5d2a32
  3. #325d2a
  4. #2a5d55

Square

  1. #552a5d
  2. #5d3b2a
  3. #325d2a
  4. #2a4b5d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d060e
  2. #251228
  3. #552a5d
  4. #854292
  5. #ad66ba

Shades

#552a5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552a5d
  2. #4d2654
  3. #44224a
  4. #3c1d41
  5. #331938
  6. #2b152f
  7. #221125
  8. #1a0d1c
  9. #110813
  10. #090409
  11. #000000

Tints

#552a5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552a5d
  2. #663f6d
  3. #77557d
  4. #886a8e
  5. #997f9e
  6. #aa95ae
  7. #bbaabe
  8. #ccbfce
  9. #ddd4df
  10. #eeeaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552a5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552a5d
  2. #593361
  3. #5e3b64
  4. #624468
  5. #664c6b
  6. #6b556f
  7. #6f5e72
  8. #736676
  9. #776f79
  10. #7c777d
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #47354b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #22385f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f3d5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #56313f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c335e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #41365c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #562e4d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552a5d {
  color: #552a5d;
}
Background
.bg-552a5d {
  background-color: #552a5d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552a5d {
  border: 2px solid #552a5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552a5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 42 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 38% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552a5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552a5d, #5d2a4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552a5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 42 93 / 0.35);
}

#702963 Byzantium ΔE 6.17 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.80 #800080 Purple ΔE 10.73 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.69 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 11.74 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.78 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 11.93 #aad5a2 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Byzantium
#552a5d  rgb(85, 42, 93)  hsl(291, 38%, 26%)  Byzantium
#325d2a  rgb(50, 93, 42)  hsl(111, 38%, 26%)  Hunter Green
#5d552a  rgb(93, 85, 42)  hsl(51, 38%, 26%)  Army Green
#2a5d55  rgb(42, 93, 85)  hsl(171, 38%, 26%)  Dark Slate Gray