#550788

Color #550788

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 2.97 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#550788

RGB

rgb(85, 7, 136)

HSL

hsl(276.3, 90.2%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.3, 94.9%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.5%, 94.9%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(23.21, 52.53, -52.54)

LCH

lch(23.21, 74.3, 314.99)

OKLCH

oklch(36.3%, 0.1825, 304.71)

HWB

hwb(276.3, 2.7%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3a8807

Analogous

#150788

#550788

#88077a

Triadic

#550788

#885507

#078855

Split-complementary

#550788

#7a8807

#078815

Tetradic

#550788

#88073a

#3a8807

#078855

Square

#550788

#881507

#3a8807

#077a88

Shades

Color #550788 mixed toward black.

#470671

#39055b

#2a0344

#1c022d

#0e0117

Tints

Color #550788 mixed toward white.

#790ac2

#9c16f3

#b550f6

#cd8bf9

#e6c5fc

Tones

Color #550788 mixed toward gray.

#53127d

#501c72

#4e2768

#4c325d

#4a3d52

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.77:1

White text reads better on this background (11.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414078 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#444873 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#536965 · ΔE 31.8

Achromatopsia

#373737 · ΔE 27.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #550788;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#550788]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#550788 (#550788) is rgb(85, 7, 136) in RGB.

No, #550788 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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