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#552BC8

#552bc8 ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552bc8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 16.86% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.5% cyan, 78.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 256.05°, with 64.61% saturation and 47.65% 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 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 5.69.

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Relative luminance0.0783

Complementary

  1. #552bc8
  2. #9ec82b

Split complementary

  1. #552bc8
  2. #c8a42b
  3. #50c82b

Analogous

  1. #2b50c8
  2. #552bc8
  3. #a42bc8

Triadic

  1. #552bc8
  2. #c8552b
  3. #2bc855

Tetradic

  1. #552bc8
  2. #c82b9e
  3. #9ec82b
  4. #2bc855

Square

  1. #552bc8
  2. #c82b50
  3. #9ec82b
  4. #2bc8a4

Monochromatic

  1. #1f104a
  2. #3a1d89
  3. #552bc8
  4. #8362dd
  5. #b5a1eb

Shades

#552bc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552bc8
  2. #4d27b4
  3. #4422a0
  4. #3c1e8c
  5. #331a78
  6. #2b1664
  7. #221150
  8. #1a0d3c
  9. #110928
  10. #090414
  11. #000000

Tints

#552bc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552bc8
  2. #6640ce
  3. #7755d3
  4. #886bd9
  5. #9980de
  6. #aa95e4
  7. #bbaae9
  8. #ccbfef
  9. #ddd5f4
  10. #eeeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552bc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552bc8
  2. #5934c1
  3. #5e3cba
  4. #6245b2
  5. #664dab
  6. #6b56a4
  7. #6f5e9d
  8. #736796
  9. #776f8e
  10. #7c7887
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514390 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ac5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #185979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a4b9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552bc8 {
  color: #552bc8;
}
Background
.bg-552bc8 {
  background-color: #552bc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552bc8 {
  border: 2px solid #552bc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552bc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 43 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552bc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552bc8, #a42bc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552bc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 43 200 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.81 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.30 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.02 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.32 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.33 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.71 #aad437 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Han Purple
#552bc8  rgb(85, 43, 200)  hsl(256, 65%, 48%)  Han Purple
#9ec82b  rgb(158, 200, 43)  hsl(76, 65%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#c8552b  rgb(200, 85, 43)  hsl(16, 65%, 48%)  Sinopia
#2bc855  rgb(43, 200, 85)  hsl(136, 65%, 48%)  Lime Green