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#5500A7

#5500a7 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5500a7 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 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.1% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 270.54°, with 100% saturation and 32.75% 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 10.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0472

Complementary

  1. #5500a7
  2. #52a700

Split complementary

  1. #5500a7
  2. #a6a700
  3. #00a702

Analogous

  1. #0200a7
  2. #5500a7
  3. #a700a6

Triadic

  1. #5500a7
  2. #a75500
  3. #00a755

Tetradic

  1. #5500a7
  2. #a70052
  3. #52a700
  4. #00a755

Square

  1. #5500a7
  2. #a70200
  3. #52a700
  4. #00a6a7

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0014
  2. #2e005b
  3. #5500a7
  4. #7c00f4
  5. #a241ff

Shades

#5500a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5500a7
  2. #4d0096
  3. #440086
  4. #3c0075
  5. #330064
  6. #2b0054
  7. #220043
  8. #1a0032
  9. #110021
  10. #090011
  11. #000000

Tints

#5500a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5500a7
  2. #661ab0
  3. #7733b9
  4. #884dc1
  5. #9966ca
  6. #aa80d3
  7. #bb99dc
  8. #ccb3e5
  9. #ddcced
  10. #eee6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5500a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5500a7
  2. #590da3
  3. #5e1a9f
  4. #62269b
  5. #663397
  6. #6b4094
  7. #6f4d90
  8. #735a8c
  9. #776688
  10. #7c7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #482f77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ba4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c3f60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0030a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0b2da5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #473083 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5500a7 {
  color: #5500a7;
}
Background
.bg-5500a7 {
  background-color: #5500a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5500a7 {
  border: 2px solid #5500a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5500a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 0 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5500a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5500a7, #a700a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5500a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 0 167 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.50 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.10 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.36 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.94 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.06 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.54 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 9.09 #aaff58 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Indigo
#5500a7  rgb(85, 0, 167)  hsl(271, 100%, 33%)  Indigo
#52a700  rgb(82, 167, 0)  hsl(91, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a75500  rgb(167, 85, 0)  hsl(31, 100%, 33%)  Ginger
#00a755  rgb(0, 167, 85)  hsl(151, 100%, 33%)  Jade