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#552AE3

#552ae3 ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552ae3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.56% cyan, 81.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 253.95°, with 76.76% saturation and 52.75% 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 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 2.68.

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Relative luminance0.0913

Complementary

  1. #552ae3
  2. #b8e32a

Split complementary

  1. #552ae3
  2. #e3b22a
  3. #5ce32a

Analogous

  1. #2a5ce3
  2. #552ae3
  3. #b22ae3

Triadic

  1. #552ae3
  2. #e3552a
  3. #2ae355

Tetradic

  1. #552ae3
  2. #e32ab8
  3. #b8e32a
  4. #2ae355

Square

  1. #552ae3
  2. #e32a5c
  3. #b8e32a
  4. #2ae3b2

Monochromatic

  1. #220d67
  2. #3916aa
  3. #552ae3
  4. #8b6eec
  5. #c1b1f5

Shades

#552ae3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552ae3
  2. #4d26cc
  3. #4422b6
  4. #3c1d9f
  5. #331988
  6. #2b1572
  7. #22115b
  8. #1a0d44
  9. #11082d
  10. #090417
  11. #000000

Tints

#552ae3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552ae3
  2. #663fe6
  3. #7755e9
  4. #886aeb
  5. #997fee
  6. #aa95f1
  7. #bbaaf4
  8. #ccbff7
  9. #ddd4f9
  10. #eeeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552ae3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552ae3
  2. #5933d9
  3. #5e3bcf
  4. #6244c5
  5. #664cbb
  6. #6b55b2
  7. #6f5ea8
  8. #73669e
  9. #776f94
  10. #7c778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5548a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005be8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fe0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ce6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2853b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552ae3 {
  color: #552ae3;
}
Background
.bg-552ae3 {
  background-color: #552ae3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552ae3 {
  border: 2px solid #552ae3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552ae3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 42 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 77% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552ae3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552ae3, #b22ae3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552ae3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 42 227 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.68 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.02 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.67 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.53 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.08 #aad51c Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#552ae3  rgb(85, 42, 227)  hsl(254, 77%, 53%)  Han Purple
#b8e32a  rgb(184, 227, 42)  hsl(74, 77%, 53%)  June Bud
#e3552a  rgb(227, 85, 42)  hsl(14, 77%, 53%)  Flame
#2ae355  rgb(42, 227, 85)  hsl(134, 77%, 53%)  Malachite