#55238D

#55238D

Color Values

HEX

#55238D

RGB

85, 35, 141

HSL

268.3, 60.2%, 34.5%

HSV

268.3, 75.2%, 55.3%

CMYK

39.7%, 75.2%, 0.0%, 44.7%

OKLCH

0.3896 0.164 300.3

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: purple 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#55238D

#5B8D23

Analogous

#23268D

#8A238D

#55238D

Triadic

#55238D

#8D5523

#238D55

Split Complementary

#55238D

#8D8A23

#268D23

Tetradic

#55238D

#8D2326

#5B8D23

#238D8A

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#55238D

Protanopia

#3F3F73

Deuteranopia

#42466D

Tritanopia

#525F5B

Achromatopsia

#353535

CSS Usage

background-color: #55238D;
color: #55238D;
border-color: #55238D;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 900 #581C87

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F3FB
100
#EDE4F6
200
#DAC6F1
300
#C09DE7
400
#9D68D9
500
#7B33CC
600
#6329A3
700
#4F2083
800
#3E1966
900
#2F164B
950
#1E0E2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

10.44:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.01:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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