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#552AAA

#552aaa ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552aaa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 260.16°, with 60.38% saturation and 41.57% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0649

Complementary

  1. #552aaa
  2. #7faa2a

Split complementary

  1. #552aaa
  2. #aa952a
  3. #3faa2a

Analogous

  1. #2a3faa
  2. #552aaa
  3. #952aaa

Triadic

  1. #552aaa
  2. #aa552a
  3. #2aaa55

Tetradic

  1. #552aaa
  2. #aa2a7f
  3. #7faa2a
  4. #2aaa55

Square

  1. #552aaa
  2. #aa2a3f
  3. #7faa2a
  4. #2aaa95

Monochromatic

  1. #180c2f
  2. #361b6d
  3. #552aaa
  4. #7a4dd3
  5. #a88be2

Shades

#552aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552aaa
  2. #4d2699
  3. #442288
  4. #3c1d77
  5. #331966
  6. #2b1555
  7. #221144
  8. #1a0d33
  9. #110822
  10. #090411
  11. #000000

Tints

#552aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552aaa
  2. #663fb3
  3. #7755bb
  4. #886ac4
  5. #997fcc
  6. #aa95d5
  7. #bbaadd
  8. #ccbfe6
  9. #ddd4ee
  10. #eeeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552aaa
  2. #5933a6
  3. #5e3ba2
  4. #62449d
  5. #664c99
  6. #6b5595
  7. #6f5e91
  8. #73668d
  9. #776f88
  10. #7c7784
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e3e7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004aae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #394d68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #193fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e3ca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #464187 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552aaa {
  color: #552aaa;
}
Background
.bg-552aaa {
  background-color: #552aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552aaa {
  border: 2px solid #552aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 60% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552aaa, #952aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.00 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.27 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.10 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.40 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.41 #aad555 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#552aaa  rgb(85, 42, 170)  hsl(260, 60%, 42%)  Rebecca Purple
#7faa2a  rgb(127, 170, 42)  hsl(80, 60%, 42%)  Apple Green
#aa552a  rgb(170, 85, 42)  hsl(20, 60%, 42%)  Sienna
#2aaa55  rgb(42, 170, 85)  hsl(140, 60%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green