All About Color #552E9E

#552E9E

About #552E9E

#552E9E is a medium purple color with the hex code #552E9E. In RGB it is red 85, green 46, blue 158; in HSL it is hue 261°, saturation 55%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 46%, 71%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 9.25:1 on white and 2.27:1 on black.

#552E9E Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 2E, 9E
CMYK46.20%, 70.89%, 0.00%, 38.04%
RGB Decimal85, 46, 158
HSL261°, 55%, 40%
RGB Octal125, 56, 236
HSV (HSB)260.89°, 70.89%, 61.96%
RGB Binary1010101, 101110, 10011110
CIE-L*AB30.29, 43.36, -54.54
RGB Percent33.33%, 18.04%, 61.96%
CIE-L*CH30.29, 69.67, 308.49
XYZ10.89, 6.35, 33.00
CIE-L*UV30.29, 5.73, -74.67
xyY0.22, 0.13, 6.35
Hunter-Lab25.21, 33.04, -59.98
RYB33.33%, 18.04%, 61.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#552E9E on a dark background: contrast 2.27:1, fails WCAG AA.
#552E9E on a light background: contrast 9.25:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #552E9E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#552E9E · #8259CF · #2F1957 · #779E2E · #A6CF59

Analogous palette

#2E779E · #2E3F9E · #552E9E · #8D2E9E · #9E2E77

Triadic palette

#552E9E · #9E552E · #2E9E55 · #8259CF · #CF8259

Tetradic palette

#552E9E · #9E2E3F · #779E2E · #2E9E8D · #2F1957

Monochromatic palette

#150B28 · #351D63 · #552E9E · #794DCB · #A688DD

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