#552470

Color #552470

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.17 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#552470

RGB

rgb(85, 36, 112)

HSL

hsl(278.7, 51.4%, 29%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.7, 67.9%, 43.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.1%, 67.9%, 0%, 56.1%)

LAB

lab(24.84, 36.53, -34.65)

LCH

lch(24.84, 50.35, 316.51)

OKLCH

oklch(36.8%, 0.1301, 311.32)

HWB

hwb(278.7, 14.1%, 56.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3f7024

Analogous

#2f2470

#552470

#702465

Triadic

#552470

#705524

#247055

Split-complementary

#552470

#657024

#24702f

Tetradic

#552470

#70243f

#3f7024

#247055

Square

#552470

#702f24

#3f7024

#246570

Shades

Color #552470 mixed toward black.

#471e5d

#39184b

#2a1238

#1c0c25

#0e0613

Tints

Color #552470 mixed toward white.

#78339e

#9848c4

#b276d3

#cca4e2

#e5d1f0

Tones

Color #552470 mixed toward gray.

#532a6a

#513163

#4f375d

#4e3d57

#4c4450

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.87:1

White text reads better on this background (11.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454464 · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#474a61 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#535956 · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #552470;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#552470]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#552470 (#552470) is rgb(85, 36, 112) in RGB.

No, #552470 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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