#550B8E Color

#550B8E is rgb(85, 11, 142) in RGB and hsl(274, 86%, 30%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Indigo. White text is most readable on this background.

#550B8E

HEX#550B8E

RGBrgb(85, 11, 142)

HSLhsl(274, 86%, 30%)

HSVhsv(274, 92%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(37% 0.186 302.4)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 92%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #550B8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text11.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #550B8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#550B8E Complementary#448E0B Analogous#130B8E Analogous#8E0B86 Triadic#8E550B Triadic#0B8E55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #550B8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#720EBE #8B11E8 #A23DF0 #B96CF4 #D09BF8 #E4C6FB

Shades

#4A097B #41086D #36075A #2B0547 #1F0434 #170326

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