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#552CB0

#552cb0 ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552cb0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 17.25% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.7% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 258.64°, with 60% saturation and 43.14% 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.45.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0687

Complementary

  1. #552cb0
  2. #87b02c

Split complementary

  1. #552cb0
  2. #b0972c
  3. #45b02c

Analogous

  1. #2c45b0
  2. #552cb0
  3. #972cb0

Triadic

  1. #552cb0
  2. #b0552c
  3. #2cb055

Tetradic

  1. #552cb0
  2. #b02c87
  3. #87b02c
  4. #2cb055

Square

  1. #552cb0
  2. #b02c45
  3. #87b02c
  4. #2cb097

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0d36
  2. #371d73
  3. #552cb0
  4. #7c54d4
  5. #ab91e4

Shades

#552cb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552cb0
  2. #4d289e
  3. #44238d
  4. #3c1f7b
  5. #331a6a
  6. #2b1658
  7. #221246
  8. #1a0d35
  9. #110923
  10. #090412
  11. #000000

Tints

#552cb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552cb0
  2. #6641b8
  3. #7756c0
  4. #886bc8
  5. #9980d0
  6. #aa96d8
  7. #bbabdf
  8. #ccc0e7
  9. #ddd5ef
  10. #eeeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552cb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552cb0
  2. #5934ab
  3. #5e3da6
  4. #6245a2
  5. #664e9d
  6. #6b5698
  7. #6f5e93
  8. #73678e
  9. #776f8a
  10. #7c7885
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4080 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004db4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34506c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1442b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #193eaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44448c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552cb0 {
  color: #552cb0;
}
Background
.bg-552cb0 {
  background-color: #552cb0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552cb0 {
  border: 2px solid #552cb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552cb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 44 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 60% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552cb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552cb0, #972cb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552cb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 44 176 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.62 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.56 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.02 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.27 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.51 #aad34f Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#552cb0  rgb(85, 44, 176)  hsl(259, 60%, 43%)  Rebecca Purple
#87b02c  rgb(135, 176, 44)  hsl(79, 60%, 43%)  Apple Green
#b0552c  rgb(176, 85, 44)  hsl(19, 60%, 43%)  Sienna
#2cb055  rgb(44, 176, 85)  hsl(139, 60%, 43%)  Medium Sea Green