#55287b

Color #55287b

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 11.79 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#55287b

RGB

rgb(85, 40, 123)

HSL

hsl(272.5, 50.9%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.5, 67.5%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.9%, 67.5%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(26.39, 37.14, -39.17)

LCH

lch(26.39, 53.98, 313.48)

OKLCH

oklch(38.2%, 0.1368, 305.78)

HWB

hwb(272.5, 15.7%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e7b28

Analogous

#2c287b

#55287b

#7b2878

Triadic

#55287b

#7b5528

#287b55

Split-complementary

#55287b

#787b28

#287b2c

Tetradic

#55287b

#7b284e

#4e7b28

#287b55

Square

#55287b

#7b2c28

#4e7b28

#28787b

Shades

Color #55287b mixed toward black.

#472167

#391b52

#2b143e

#1c0d29

#0e0715

Tints

Color #55287b mixed toward white.

#7336a7

#9051c6

#ac7cd4

#c8a8e3

#e3d3f1

Tones

Color #55287b mixed toward gray.

#542f74

#54366d

#533d66

#53445f

#524b59

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.98:1

White text reads better on this background (10.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#46456e · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#484b6a · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#53625f · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#3e3e3e · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55287b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55287b]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#55287b (#55287b) is rgb(85, 40, 123) in RGB.

No, #55287b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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