#550081

Color #550081

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 3.67 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#550081

RGB

rgb(85, 0, 129)

HSL

hsl(279.5, 100%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.5, 100%, 50.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.1%, 100%, 0%, 49.4%)

LAB

lab(22, 52.61, -50.1)

LCH

lch(22, 72.65, 316.4)

OKLCH

oklch(35.2%, 0.1804, 307.68)

HWB

hwb(279.5, 0%, 49.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c8100

Analogous

#140081

#550081

#81006d

Triadic

#550081

#815500

#008155

Split-complementary

#550081

#6d8100

#008114

Tetradic

#550081

#81002c

#2c8100

#008155

Square

#550081

#811400

#2c8100

#006d81

Shades

Color #550081 mixed toward black.

#47006c

#390056

#2a0041

#1c002b

#0e0016

Tints

Color #550081 mixed toward white.

#7f00c1

#a801ff

#be41ff

#d480ff

#e9c0ff

Tones

Color #550081 mixed toward gray.

#520b76

#4e166c

#4b2061

#472b56

#44364b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.7:1

White text reads better on this background (12.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404071 · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#43476d · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#53635f · ΔE 31.1

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 27.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #550081;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#550081]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#550081 (#550081) is rgb(85, 0, 129) in RGB.

No, #550081 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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