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#552AAF

#552aaf ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552aaf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.43% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 259.4°, with 61.29% saturation and 42.55% 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 8.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.46.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0668

Complementary

  1. #552aaf
  2. #84af2a

Split complementary

  1. #552aaf
  2. #af982a
  3. #41af2a

Analogous

  1. #2a41af
  2. #552aaf
  3. #982aaf

Triadic

  1. #552aaf
  2. #af552a
  3. #2aaf55

Tetradic

  1. #552aaf
  2. #af2a84
  3. #84af2a
  4. #2aaf55

Square

  1. #552aaf
  2. #af2a41
  3. #84af2a
  4. #2aaf98

Monochromatic

  1. #190c34
  2. #371b71
  3. #552aaf
  4. #7b50d5
  5. #aa8ee4

Shades

#552aaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552aaf
  2. #4d269e
  3. #44228c
  4. #3c1d7b
  5. #331969
  6. #2b1558
  7. #221146
  8. #1a0d35
  9. #110823
  10. #090412
  11. #000000

Tints

#552aaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552aaf
  2. #663fb7
  3. #7755bf
  4. #886ac7
  5. #997fcf
  6. #aa95d7
  7. #bbaadf
  8. #ccbfe7
  9. #ddd4ef
  10. #eeeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552aaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552aaf
  2. #5933aa
  3. #5e3ba6
  4. #6244a1
  5. #664c9c
  6. #6b5598
  7. #6f5e93
  8. #73668e
  9. #776f89
  10. #7c7785
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e3f7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bb3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #354f6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1340b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #193dae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44438b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552aaf {
  color: #552aaf;
}
Background
.bg-552aaf {
  background-color: #552aaf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552aaf {
  border: 2px solid #552aaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552aaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 42 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 61% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552aaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552aaf, #982aaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552aaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 42 175 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.46 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.04 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.81 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.09 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.19 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.41 #aad550 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#552aaf  rgb(85, 42, 175)  hsl(259, 61%, 43%)  Rebecca Purple
#84af2a  rgb(132, 175, 42)  hsl(79, 61%, 43%)  Apple Green
#af552a  rgb(175, 85, 42)  hsl(19, 61%, 43%)  Sienna
#2aaf55  rgb(42, 175, 85)  hsl(139, 61%, 43%)  Medium Sea Green