All About Color #552EA8

#552EA8

About #552EA8

#552EA8 is a medium purple color with the hex code #552EA8. In RGB it is red 85, green 46, blue 168; in HSL it is hue 259°, saturation 57%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 49%, 73%, 0%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 8.96:1 on white and 2.34:1 on black.

#552EA8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 2E, A8
CMYK49.40%, 72.62%, 0.00%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal85, 46, 168
HSL259°, 57%, 42%
RGB Octal125, 56, 250
HSV (HSB)259.18°, 72.62%, 65.88%
RGB Binary1010101, 101110, 10101000
CIE-L*AB31.14, 46.17, -59.18
RGB Percent33.33%, 18.04%, 65.88%
CIE-L*CH31.14, 75.06, 307.96
XYZ11.79, 6.71, 37.72
CIE-L*UV31.14, 4.53, -81.21
xyY0.21, 0.12, 6.71
Hunter-Lab25.91, 35.90, -68.18
RYB33.33%, 18.04%, 65.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#552EA8 on a dark background: contrast 2.34:1, fails WCAG AA.
#552EA8 on a light background: contrast 8.96:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #552EA8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#552EA8 · #845FD3 · #301A60 · #81A82E · #AED35F

Analogous palette

#2E81A8 · #2E44A8 · #552EA8 · #922EA8 · #A82E81

Triadic palette

#552EA8 · #A8552E · #2EA855 · #845FD3 · #D3845F

Tetradic palette

#552EA8 · #A82E44 · #81A82E · #2EA892 · #301A60

Monochromatic palette

#180D30 · #361E6C · #552EA8 · #7A53D0 · #A98FE0

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