All About Color #552CA0

#552CA0

About #552CA0

#552CA0 is a medium purple color with the hex code #552CA0. In RGB it is red 85, green 44, blue 160; in HSL it is hue 261°, saturation 57%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 47%, 72%, 0%, 37%. Its contrast ratio is 9.32:1 on white and 2.25:1 on black.

#552CA0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 2C, A0
CMYK46.88%, 72.50%, 0.00%, 37.25%
RGB Decimal85, 44, 160
HSL261°, 57%, 40%
RGB Octal125, 54, 240
HSV (HSB)261.21°, 72.50%, 62.75%
RGB Binary1010101, 101100, 10100000
CIE-L*AB30.09, 44.96, -56.08
RGB Percent33.33%, 17.25%, 62.75%
CIE-L*CH30.09, 71.88, 308.72
XYZ10.99, 6.27, 33.89
CIE-L*UV30.09, 5.81, -76.39
xyY0.21, 0.12, 6.27
Hunter-Lab25.04, 34.53, -62.71
RYB33.33%, 17.25%, 62.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#552CA0 on a dark background: contrast 2.25:1, fails WCAG AA.
#552CA0 on a light background: contrast 9.32:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #552CA0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#552CA0 · #8257D1 · #2F1858 · #77A02C · #A6D157

Analogous palette

#2C77A0 · #2C3DA0 · #552CA0 · #8F2CA0 · #A02C77

Triadic palette

#552CA0 · #A0552C · #2CA055 · #8257D1 · #D18257

Tetradic palette

#552CA0 · #A02C3D · #77A02C · #2CA08F · #2F1858

Monochromatic palette

#150B28 · #351B64 · #552CA0 · #794BCE · #A587DE

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