#55226e

Color #55226e

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 15.04 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#55226e

RGB

rgb(85, 34, 110)

HSL

hsl(280.3, 52.8%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.3, 69.1%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 69.1%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(24.33, 37.08, -34.19)

LCH

lch(24.33, 50.44, 317.32)

OKLCH

oklch(36.4%, 0.1308, 312.58)

HWB

hwb(280.3, 13.3%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b6e22

Analogous

#2f226e

#55226e

#6e2261

Triadic

#55226e

#6e5522

#226e55

Split-complementary

#55226e

#616e22

#226e2f

Tetradic

#55226e

#6e223b

#3b6e22

#226e55

Square

#55226e

#6e2f22

#3b6e22

#22616e

Shades

Color #55226e mixed toward black.

#471c5c

#391749

#2a1137

#1c0b25

#0e0612

Tints

Color #55226e mixed toward white.

#79309d

#9b44c5

#b473d4

#cda2e2

#e6d0f1

Tones

Color #55226e mixed toward gray.

#532868

#512f61

#4e355b

#4c3b55

#4a424e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.84:1

White text reads better on this background (11.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444462 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#474a5f · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#535754 · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55226e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55226e]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#55226e (#55226e) is rgb(85, 34, 110) in RGB.

No, #55226e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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