#550875

Color #550875

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 10.75 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#550875

RGB

rgb(85, 8, 117)

HSL

hsl(282.4, 87.2%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.4, 93.2%, 45.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.4%, 93.2%, 0%, 54.1%)

LAB

lab(21.54, 48.2, -43.2)

LCH

lch(21.54, 64.73, 318.13)

OKLCH

oklch(34.6%, 0.165, 312.03)

HWB

hwb(282.4, 3.1%, 54.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#287508

Analogous

#1f0875

#550875

#75085e

Triadic

#550875

#755508

#087555

Split-complementary

#550875

#5e7508

#08751f

Tetradic

#550875

#750828

#287508

#087555

Square

#550875

#751f08

#287508

#085e75

Shades

Color #550875 mixed toward black.

#470761

#39054e

#2a043a

#1c0327

#0e0113

Tints

Color #550875 mixed toward white.

#810cb1

#ac10ed

#c14bf3

#d687f7

#eac3fb

Tones

Color #550875 mixed toward gray.

#51116c

#4d1a63

#4a235a

#462c51

#423548

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.68:1

White text reads better on this background (12.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414067 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#444863 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#535a57 · ΔE 29.3

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 26.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #550875;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#550875]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#550875 (#550875) is rgb(85, 8, 117) in RGB.

No, #550875 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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