Information about #550CBB color
Basic facts about this digital color
A maximally vivid twilight violet, #550CBB holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from DFIN (#640CB6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Strong Violet (#5400A8) and Violet Crystalline Fox (#6004A8).
In RGB terms — rgb(85, 12, 187) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #550CBB: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #550CBB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#550CBB color variations
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#550CBB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#550CBB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#550CBB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#550CBB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#550CBB color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #550CBB color
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Nearest named colors to #550CBB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#640CB6
#5400A8
#6004A8
#6900A8
#3A18B1
#3F00A8
#460C9D
#4F1E9E
#5729CE
#360CCC
#720E9E
#6C2DC7
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#550CBB
- RGB85, 12, 187
- CMYK40, 69, 0, 27
- CSSrgb(85, 12, 187)
- HSL265°, 88%, 39%
- HSL Precise265.029°, 87.94%, 39.02%
- HSV265°, 94%, 73%
- HSB265°, 94%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.047
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.047, 0.733)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.047, 0.733, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.047, 0.733)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID550CBB
- DECIMAL ID5573819
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
