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#552C8D

#552c8d ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#552c8d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 17.25% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.72% cyan, 68.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 265.36°, with 52.43% saturation and 36.27% 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 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0566

Complementary

  1. #552c8d
  2. #648d2c

Split complementary

  1. #552c8d
  2. #8d852c
  3. #338d2c

Analogous

  1. #2c338d
  2. #552c8d
  3. #852c8d

Triadic

  1. #552c8d
  2. #8d552c
  3. #2c8d55

Tetradic

  1. #552c8d
  2. #8d2c64
  3. #648d2c
  4. #2c8d55

Square

  1. #552c8d
  2. #8d2c33
  3. #648d2c
  4. #2c8d85

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0818
  2. #321a53
  3. #552c8d
  4. #7942c4
  5. #a27cd6

Shades

#552c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552c8d
  2. #4d287f
  3. #442371
  4. #3c1f63
  5. #331a55
  6. #2b1647
  7. #221238
  8. #1a0d2a
  9. #11091c
  10. #09040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#552c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552c8d
  2. #664198
  3. #7756a4
  4. #886baf
  5. #9980bb
  6. #aa96c6
  7. #bbabd1
  8. #ccc0dd
  9. #ddd5e8
  10. #eeeaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552c8d
  2. #59348c
  3. #5e3d8a
  4. #624589
  5. #664e88
  6. #6b5687
  7. #6f5e85
  8. #736784
  9. #776f83
  10. #7c7881
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3b69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004390 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00428b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #484359 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e3b8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #333b8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d3b71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552c8d {
  color: #552c8d;
}
Background
.bg-552c8d {
  background-color: #552c8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552c8d {
  border: 2px solid #552c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 44 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 52% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552c8d, #852c8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 44 141 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 3.68 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 4.46 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.06 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.26 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.99 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.82 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.67 #aad372 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#552c8d  rgb(85, 44, 141)  hsl(265, 52%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#648d2c  rgb(100, 141, 44)  hsl(85, 52%, 36%)  Olive Drab
#8d552c  rgb(141, 85, 44)  hsl(25, 52%, 36%)  Russet
#2c8d55  rgb(44, 141, 85)  hsl(145, 52%, 36%)  Sea Green