#550e91

Color #550e91

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 5.03 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#550e91

RGB

rgb(85, 14, 145)

HSL

hsl(272.5, 82.4%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.5, 90.3%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.4%, 90.3%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(24.61, 52.98, -55.85)

LCH

lch(24.61, 76.98, 313.49)

OKLCH

oklch(37.5%, 0.187, 301.28)

HWB

hwb(272.5, 5.5%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a910e

Analogous

#130e91

#550e91

#910e8c

Triadic

#550e91

#91550e

#0e9155

Split-complementary

#550e91

#8c910e

#0e9113

Tetradic

#550e91

#910e4a

#4a910e

#0e9155

Square

#550e91

#91130e

#4a910e

#0e8c91

Shades

Color #550e91 mixed toward black.

#470c79

#390961

#2b0749

#1c0530

#0e0218

Tints

Color #550e91 mixed toward white.

#7413c6

#922aea

#ad5ff0

#c994f5

#e4cafa

Tones

Color #550e91 mixed toward gray.

#541986

#53247b

#522f70

#513a65

#50455a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.86:1

White text reads better on this background (11.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414180 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#44487b · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#53706c · ΔE 33.1

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 28.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #550e91;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#550e91]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#550e91 (#550e91) is rgb(85, 14, 145) in RGB.

No, #550e91 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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