#550e9c

Color #550e9c

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 9.93 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#550e9c

RGB

rgb(85, 14, 156)

HSL

hsl(270, 83.5%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 91%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.5%, 91%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(25.7, 55.53, -60.83)

LCH

lch(25.7, 82.36, 312.39)

OKLCH

oklch(38.6%, 0.1973, 297.95)

HWB

hwb(270, 5.5%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#559c0e

Analogous

#0e0e9c

#550e9c

#9c0e9c

Triadic

#550e9c

#9c550e

#0e9c55

Split-complementary

#550e9c

#9c9c0e

#0e9c0e

Tetradic

#550e9c

#9c0e55

#559c0e

#0e9c55

Square

#550e9c

#9c0e0e

#559c0e

#0e9c9c

Shades

Color #550e9c mixed toward black.

#470c82

#390968

#2a074e

#1c0534

#0e021a

Tints

Color #550e9c mixed toward white.

#7113d0

#8e2fec

#aa63f1

#c697f6

#e3cbfa

Tones

Color #550e9c mixed toward gray.

#551a90

#552684

#553178

#553d6d

#554961

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.93:1

White text reads better on this background (10.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#41418a · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#444885 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#537975 · ΔE 35.3

Achromatopsia

#3d3d3d · ΔE 28.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #550e9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#550e9c]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#550e9c (#550e9c) is rgb(85, 14, 156) in RGB.

No, #550e9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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