#55357e

Color #55357e

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 7.46 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#55357e

RGB

rgb(85, 53, 126)

HSL

hsl(266.3, 40.8%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.3, 57.9%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.5%, 57.9%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(29.37, 30.5, -36.27)

LCH

lch(29.37, 47.39, 310.06)

OKLCH

oklch(40.4%, 0.1202, 301.45)

HWB

hwb(266.3, 20.8%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e7e35

Analogous

#35397e

#55357e

#7a357e

Triadic

#55357e

#7e5535

#357e55

Split-complementary

#55357e

#7e7a35

#397e35

Tetradic

#55357e

#7e355e

#5e7e35

#357e55

Square

#55357e

#7e3539

#5e7e35

#357e7a

Shades

Color #55357e mixed toward black.

#472c69

#392354

#2b1a3f

#1c122a

#0e0915

Tints

Color #55357e mixed toward white.

#6f45a5

#8b64be

#a88ace

#c5b1de

#e2d8ef

Tones

Color #55357e mixed toward gray.

#563b78

#574172

#57476c

#584d66

#595360

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.2:1

White text reads better on this background (9.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494972 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#4b4d6e · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#546664 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 23.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55357e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55357e]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#55357e (#55357e) is rgb(85, 53, 126) in RGB.

No, #55357e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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