#550b89

Color #550b89

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 3.22 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#550b89

RGB

rgb(85, 11, 137)

HSL

hsl(275.2, 85.1%, 29%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.2, 92%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(38%, 92%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(23.59, 51.87, -52.53)

LCH

lch(23.59, 73.82, 314.64)

OKLCH

oklch(36.6%, 0.1812, 304.14)

HWB

hwb(275.2, 4.3%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3f890b

Analogous

#160b89

#550b89

#890b7e

Triadic

#550b89

#89550b

#0b8955

Split-complementary

#550b89

#7e890b

#0b8916

Tetradic

#550b89

#890b3f

#3f890b

#0b8955

Square

#550b89

#89160b

#3f890b

#0b7e89

Shades

Color #550b89 mixed toward black.

#470972

#39075b

#2a0644

#1c042e

#0e0217

Tints

Color #550b89 mixed toward white.

#7710c1

#9820ed

#b257f2

#cc8ff6

#e5c7fb

Tones

Color #550b89 mixed toward gray.

#53167e

#512074

#4f2a69

#4e355f

#4c3f54

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.8:1

White text reads better on this background (11.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414179 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#444874 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#536a66 · ΔE 31.8

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 27.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #550b89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#550b89]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#550b89 (#550b89) is rgb(85, 11, 137) in RGB.

No, #550b89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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