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#55439B

#55439b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#55439b is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 26.27% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.16% cyan, 56.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 252.27°, with 39.64% saturation and 43.53% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0831

Complementary

  1. #55439b
  2. #899b43

Split complementary

  1. #55439b
  2. #9b8143
  3. #5d9b43

Analogous

  1. #435d9b
  2. #55439b
  3. #81439b

Triadic

  1. #55439b
  2. #9b5543
  3. #439b55

Tetradic

  1. #55439b
  2. #9b4389
  3. #899b43
  4. #439b55

Square

  1. #55439b
  2. #9b435d
  3. #899b43
  4. #439b81

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1530
  2. #382c66
  3. #55439b
  4. #7c6bbf
  5. #aca1d6

Shades

#55439b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55439b
  2. #4d3c8c
  3. #44367c
  4. #3c2f6d
  5. #33285d
  6. #2b224e
  7. #221b3e
  8. #1a142f
  9. #110d1f
  10. #090710
  11. #000000

Tints

#55439b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55439b
  2. #6656a5
  3. #7769af
  4. #887bb9
  5. #998ec3
  6. #aaa1cd
  7. #bbb4d7
  8. #ccc7e1
  9. #ddd9eb
  10. #eeecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55439b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55439b
  2. #594998
  3. #5e4f96
  4. #625593
  5. #665b90
  6. #6b628e
  7. #6f688b
  8. #736e88
  9. #777485
  10. #7c7a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #534c76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #11539e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #144f99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #405668 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #384d9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #394b9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #494f80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55439b {
  color: #55439b;
}
Background
.bg-55439b {
  background-color: #55439b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-55439b {
  border: 2px solid #55439b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55439b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 67 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 40% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55439b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55439b, #81439b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55439b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 67 155 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.48 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.96 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.99 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.84 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.52 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.64 #aabc64 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#55439b  rgb(85, 67, 155)  hsl(252, 40%, 44%)  Dark Slate Blue
#899b43  rgb(137, 155, 67)  hsl(72, 40%, 44%)  Moss Green
#9b5543  rgb(155, 85, 67)  hsl(12, 40%, 44%)  Redwood
#439b55  rgb(67, 155, 85)  hsl(132, 40%, 44%)  Shamrock Green