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#5500A0

#5500a0 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5500a0 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.88% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 271.88°, with 100% saturation and 31.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0447

Complementary

  1. #5500a0
  2. #4ba000

Split complementary

  1. #5500a0
  2. #9ba000
  3. #00a005

Analogous

  1. #0500a0
  2. #5500a0
  3. #a0009b

Triadic

  1. #5500a0
  2. #a05500
  3. #00a055

Tetradic

  1. #5500a0
  2. #a0004b
  3. #4ba000
  4. #00a055

Square

  1. #5500a0
  2. #a00500
  3. #4ba000
  4. #009ba0

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0014
  2. #2c0053
  3. #5500a0
  4. #7e00ec
  5. #a33aff

Shades

#5500a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5500a0
  2. #4d0090
  3. #440080
  4. #3c0070
  5. #330060
  6. #2b0050
  7. #220040
  8. #1a0030
  9. #110020
  10. #090010
  11. #000000

Tints

#5500a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5500a0
  2. #661aaa
  3. #7733b3
  4. #884dbd
  5. #9966c6
  6. #aa80d0
  7. #bb99d9
  8. #ccb3e3
  9. #ddccec
  10. #eee6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5500a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5500a0
  2. #590d9d
  3. #5e1a9a
  4. #622696
  5. #663393
  6. #6b4090
  7. #6f4d8d
  8. #735a8a
  9. #776686
  10. #7c7383
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #472e72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ca4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003a9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #403c5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #052ea2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #162c9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #492e7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5500a0 {
  color: #5500a0;
}
Background
.bg-5500a0 {
  background-color: #5500a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5500a0 {
  border: 2px solid #5500a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5500a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5500a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5500a0, #a0009b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5500a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.55 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.30 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.61 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.84 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.97 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.51 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.84 #aaff5f Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Indigo
#5500a0  rgb(85, 0, 160)  hsl(272, 100%, 31%)  Indigo
#4ba000  rgb(75, 160, 0)  hsl(92, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green
#a05500  rgb(160, 85, 0)  hsl(32, 100%, 31%)  Ginger
#00a055  rgb(0, 160, 85)  hsl(152, 100%, 31%)  Shamrock Green