#550BD5 Color

#550BD5 is rgb(85, 11, 213) in RGB, hsl(262, 90%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 95%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), visibly different at ΔE 11.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#550BD5

HEX#550BD5

RGBrgb(85, 11, 213)

HSLhsl(262, 90%, 44%)

HSVhsv(262, 95%, 84%)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 95%, 0%, 16%)

OKLCHoklch(44.5% 0.253 285.5)

LABlab(30.14% 61.43 -87.02)

LCHlch(30.14% 106.52 305.22)

What #550BD5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #550BD5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 11.52 Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 13.9 Han Purple#5218FAΔE 14.99 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 15.73 Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 16.4 French Violet#8806CEΔE 17.41

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#550BD5 Channel Values

How #550BD5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 85 · G 11 · B 213	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 262° · S 90% · L 44%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 262° · S 95% · V 84%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 60% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 16%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	8.77:1 vs white · 2.39:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #550BD5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #550BD5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #550BD5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #550BD5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #550BD5.

How #550BD5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#550BD5

Protanopia#2525D5

Protanomaly#3D1DD5

Deuteranopia#3232D5

Deuteranomaly#4327D5

Tritanopia#135353

Tritanomaly#394199

Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

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Using #550BD5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-550bd5: #550BD5;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #550BD5;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-550bd5': '#550BD5' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.043, blue: 0.835)

Android XML<color name="color_550bd5">#550BD5</color>

SVG fillfill="#550BD5"

More Purple Colors

#550BD5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#550BD5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #550BD5?

#550BD5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(85, 11, 213) in RGB and hsl(262, 90%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.52.

What is the RGB value of #550BD5?

#550BD5 is rgb(85, 11, 213) — red 85, green 11, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #550BD5?

#550BD5 converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 95%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #550BD5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #550BD5 scores 8.77:1 against white and 2.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #550BD5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #550BD5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 11.52, which is visibly different.

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