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#552E8A

#552e8a ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#552e8a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 18.04% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.41% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 265.43°, with 50% saturation and 36.08% 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 9.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0572

Complementary

  1. #552e8a
  2. #638a2e

Split complementary

  1. #552e8a
  2. #8a832e
  3. #358a2e

Analogous

  1. #2e358a
  2. #552e8a
  3. #832e8a

Triadic

  1. #552e8a
  2. #8a552e
  3. #2e8a55

Tetradic

  1. #552e8a
  2. #8a2e63
  3. #638a2e
  4. #2e8a55

Square

  1. #552e8a
  2. #8a2e35
  3. #638a2e
  4. #2e8a83

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0817
  2. #321b51
  3. #552e8a
  4. #7944c1
  5. #a27dd4

Shades

#552e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552e8a
  2. #4d297c
  3. #44256e
  4. #3c2061
  5. #331c53
  6. #2b1745
  7. #221237
  8. #1a0e29
  9. #11091c
  10. #09050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#552e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552e8a
  2. #664396
  3. #7758a1
  4. #886dad
  5. #9982b9
  6. #aa97c5
  7. #bbabd0
  8. #ccc0dc
  9. #ddd5e8
  10. #eeeaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552e8a
  2. #593689
  3. #5e3e88
  4. #624787
  5. #664f86
  6. #6b5785
  7. #6f5f84
  8. #736783
  9. #777082
  10. #7c7881
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3c67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00448d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004388 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #494358 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #313c8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #353b89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e3b6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552e8a {
  color: #552e8a;
}
Background
.bg-552e8a {
  background-color: #552e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552e8a {
  border: 2px solid #552e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 46 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552e8a, #832e8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 46 138 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 3.74 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 4.50 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.67 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 5.91 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.45 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.12 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.83 #aad175 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#552e8a  rgb(85, 46, 138)  hsl(265, 50%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#638a2e  rgb(99, 138, 46)  hsl(85, 50%, 36%)  Olive Drab
#8a552e  rgb(138, 85, 46)  hsl(25, 50%, 36%)  Russet
#2e8a55  rgb(46, 138, 85)  hsl(145, 50%, 36%)  Sea Green