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#5501AC

#5501ac ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5501ac is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.58% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 269.47°, with 98.84% saturation and 33.92% 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 10.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.2.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0493

Complementary

  1. #5501ac
  2. #58ac01

Split complementary

  1. #5501ac
  2. #acaa01
  3. #03ac01

Analogous

  1. #0103ac
  2. #5501ac
  3. #aa01ac

Triadic

  1. #5501ac
  2. #ac5501
  3. #01ac55

Tetradic

  1. #5501ac
  2. #ac0158
  3. #58ac01
  4. #01ac55

Square

  1. #5501ac
  2. #ac0103
  3. #58ac01
  4. #01acaa

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0014
  2. #2f0160
  3. #5501ac
  4. #7b01f8
  5. #a148fe

Shades

#5501ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5501ac
  2. #4d019b
  3. #44018a
  4. #3c0178
  5. #330167
  6. #2b0156
  7. #220045
  8. #1a0034
  9. #110022
  10. #090011
  11. #000000

Tints

#5501ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5501ac
  2. #661ab4
  3. #7734bd
  4. #884dc5
  5. #9967cd
  6. #aa80d6
  7. #bb99de
  8. #ccb3e6
  9. #ddccee
  10. #eee6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5501ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5501ac
  2. #590ea8
  3. #5e1aa3
  4. #62279f
  5. #66349a
  6. #6b4196
  7. #6f4d92
  8. #735a8d
  9. #776789
  10. #7c7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49307a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ca9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #394263 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #463387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5501ac {
  color: #5501ac;
}
Background
.bg-5501ac {
  background-color: #5501ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5501ac {
  border: 2px solid #5501ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5501ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5501ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5501ac, #aa01ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5501ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.20 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.65 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.27 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.12 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.44 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.55 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 9.37 #aafe53 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Indigo
#5501ac  rgb(85, 1, 172)  hsl(269, 99%, 34%)  Indigo
#58ac01  rgb(88, 172, 1)  hsl(89, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#ac5501  rgb(172, 85, 1)  hsl(29, 99%, 34%)  Ginger
#01ac55  rgb(1, 172, 85)  hsl(149, 99%, 34%)  Medium Sea Green