All About Color #5500FF

#5500FF

About #5500FF

#5500FF is a medium purple color with the hex code #5500FF. In RGB it is red 85, green 0, blue 255; in HSL it is hue 260°, saturation 100%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 67%, 100%, 0%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 7.42:1 on white and 2.83:1 on black.

#5500FF Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 00, FF
CMYK66.67%, 100.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal85, 0, 255
HSL260°, 100%, 50%
RGB Octal125, 0, 377
HSV (HSB)260.00°, 100.00%, 100.00%
RGB Binary1010101, 0, 11111111
CIE-L*AB36.27, 80.73, -101.13
RGB Percent33.33%, 0.00%, 100.00%
CIE-L*CH36.27, 129.40, 308.60
XYZ21.80, 9.15, 95.23
CIE-L*UV36.27, -0.85, -133.51
xyY0.17, 0.07, 9.15
Hunter-Lab30.25, 75.67, -165.46
RYB33.33%, 0.00%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5500FF on a dark background: contrast 2.83:1, fails WCAG AA.
#5500FF on a light background: contrast 7.42:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5500FF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5500FF · #925CFF · #3600A3 · #AAFF00 · #C9FF5C

Analogous palette

#00AAFF · #002BFF · #5500FF · #D400FF · #FF00AA

Triadic palette

#5500FF · #FF5500 · #00FF55 · #925CFF · #FF925C

Tetradic palette

#5500FF · #FF002B · #AAFF00 · #00FFD5 · #3600A3

Monochromatic palette

#220066 · #3C00B3 · #5500FF · #884DFF · #BB99FF

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