#550d89

Color #550d89

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 3.46 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#550d89

RGB

rgb(85, 13, 137)

HSL

hsl(274.8, 82.7%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.8, 90.5%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(38%, 90.5%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(23.75, 51.4, -52.26)

LCH

lch(23.75, 73.3, 314.52)

OKLCH

oklch(36.7%, 0.18, 304.02)

HWB

hwb(274.8, 5.1%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#41890d

Analogous

#170d89

#550d89

#890d7f

Triadic

#550d89

#89550d

#0d8955

Split-complementary

#550d89

#7f890d

#0d8917

Tetradic

#550d89

#890d41

#41890d

#0d8955

Square

#550d89

#89170d

#41890d

#0d7f89

Shades

Color #550d89 mixed toward black.

#470b72

#39095b

#2a0644

#1c042e

#0e0217

Tints

Color #550d89 mixed toward white.

#7712c0

#9724ea

#b15bef

#cb91f5

#e5c8fa

Tones

Color #550d89 mixed toward gray.

#53177f

#522274

#502c6a

#4e3660

#4d4155

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.81:1

White text reads better on this background (11.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414179 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#444875 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#536a66 · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#393939 · ΔE 27.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #550d89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#550d89]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#550d89 (#550d89) is rgb(85, 13, 137) in RGB.

No, #550d89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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