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#552CDD

#552cdd ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#552cdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.54% cyan, 80.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 253.9°, with 72.24% saturation and 51.96% 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 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 3.36.

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Relative luminance0.0895

Complementary

  1. #552cdd
  2. #b4dd2c

Split complementary

  1. #552cdd
  2. #ddae2c
  3. #5bdd2c

Analogous

  1. #2c5bdd
  2. #552cdd
  3. #ae2cdd

Triadic

  1. #552cdd
  2. #dd552c
  3. #2cdd55

Tetradic

  1. #552cdd
  2. #dd2cb4
  3. #b4dd2c
  4. #2cdd55

Square

  1. #552cdd
  2. #dd2c5b
  3. #b4dd2c
  4. #2cddae

Monochromatic

  1. #221060
  2. #3a1aa2
  3. #552cdd
  4. #8a6ee8
  5. #bfb0f2

Shades

#552cdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552cdd
  2. #4d28c7
  3. #4423b1
  4. #3c1f9b
  5. #331a85
  6. #2b166f
  7. #221258
  8. #1a0d42
  9. #11092c
  10. #090416
  11. #000000

Tints

#552cdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552cdd
  2. #6641e0
  3. #7756e4
  4. #886be7
  5. #9980eb
  6. #aa96ee
  7. #bbabf1
  8. #ccc0f5
  9. #ddd5f8
  10. #eeeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552cdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552cdd
  2. #5934d4
  3. #5e3dca
  4. #6245c1
  5. #664eb8
  6. #6b56af
  7. #6f5ea5
  8. #73679c
  9. #776f93
  10. #7c7889
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #55479e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ae2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004eda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004be0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d52b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552cdd {
  color: #552cdd;
}
Background
.bg-552cdd {
  background-color: #552cdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552cdd {
  border: 2px solid #552cdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552cdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 44 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552cdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552cdd, #ae2cdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552cdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 44 221 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.36 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.54 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.24 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.68 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.83 #aad322 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#552cdd  rgb(85, 44, 221)  hsl(254, 72%, 52%)  Han Purple
#b4dd2c  rgb(180, 221, 44)  hsl(74, 72%, 52%)  June Bud
#dd552c  rgb(221, 85, 44)  hsl(14, 72%, 52%)  Flame
#2cdd55  rgb(44, 221, 85)  hsl(134, 72%, 52%)  Malachite