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#5500A5

#5500a5 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5500a5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.48% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 270.91°, with 100% saturation and 32.35% 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.23.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0465

Complementary

  1. #5500a5
  2. #50a500

Split complementary

  1. #5500a5
  2. #a2a500
  3. #00a503

Analogous

  1. #0300a5
  2. #5500a5
  3. #a500a2

Triadic

  1. #5500a5
  2. #a55500
  3. #00a555

Tetradic

  1. #5500a5
  2. #a50050
  3. #50a500
  4. #00a555

Square

  1. #5500a5
  2. #a50300
  3. #50a500
  4. #00a2a5

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0014
  2. #2e0058
  3. #5500a5
  4. #7c00f1
  5. #a23fff

Shades

#5500a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5500a5
  2. #4d0095
  3. #440084
  4. #3c0074
  5. #330063
  6. #2b0053
  7. #220042
  8. #1a0032
  9. #110021
  10. #090011
  11. #000000

Tints

#5500a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5500a5
  2. #661aae
  3. #7733b7
  4. #884dc0
  5. #9966c9
  6. #aa80d2
  7. #bb99db
  8. #ccb3e4
  9. #ddcced
  10. #eee6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5500a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5500a5
  2. #590da1
  3. #5e1a9e
  4. #62269a
  5. #663396
  6. #6b4093
  7. #6f4d8f
  8. #735a8b
  9. #776687
  10. #7c7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #482f75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ea9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ba2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d3e5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fa7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f2da3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #483081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5500a5 {
  color: #5500a5;
}
Background
.bg-5500a5 {
  background-color: #5500a5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5500a5 {
  border: 2px solid #5500a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5500a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 0 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5500a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5500a5, #a500a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5500a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 0 165 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.23 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.30 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.41 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.75 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.03 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.52 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 9.01 #aaff5a Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Indigo
#5500a5  rgb(85, 0, 165)  hsl(271, 100%, 32%)  Indigo
#50a500  rgb(80, 165, 0)  hsl(91, 100%, 32%)  Kelly Green
#a55500  rgb(165, 85, 0)  hsl(31, 100%, 32%)  Ginger
#00a555  rgb(0, 165, 85)  hsl(151, 100%, 32%)  Shamrock Green