#55008f

Color #55008f

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 5.88 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#55008f

RGB

rgb(85, 0, 143)

HSL

hsl(275.7, 100%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.7, 100%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.6%, 100%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(23.39, 55.59, -56.61)

LCH

lch(23.39, 79.34, 314.48)

OKLCH

oklch(36.6%, 0.1924, 302.72)

HWB

hwb(275.7, 0%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3a8f00

Analogous

#0e008f

#55008f

#8f0081

Triadic

#55008f

#8f5500

#008f55

Split-complementary

#55008f

#818f00

#008f0e

Tetradic

#55008f

#8f003a

#3a8f00

#008f55

Square

#55008f

#8f0e00

#3a8f00

#00818f

Shades

Color #55008f mixed toward black.

#470077

#39005f

#2a0047

#1c0030

#0e0018

Tints

Color #55008f mixed toward white.

#7900cc

#9c0aff

#b547ff

#cd85ff

#e6c2ff

Tones

Color #55008f mixed toward gray.

#530c83

#501877

#4e246b

#4c305f

#4a3c53

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.78:1

White text reads better on this background (11.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#40407e · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#434779 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#536e6a · ΔE 33.1

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 28.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55008f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55008f]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#55008f (#55008f) is rgb(85, 0, 143) in RGB.

No, #55008f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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