Information about #550DBA color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #550DBA reads as a maximally vivid violet and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of DFIN (#640CB6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Strong Violet (#5400A8) and Violet Crystalline Fox (#6004A8).
In RGB terms — rgb(85, 13, 186) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #550DBA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#550DBA color variations
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#550DBA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#550DBA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#550DBA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#550DBA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#550DBA 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 #550DBA color
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Nearest named colors to #550DBA
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
#550DBA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#550DBA
- RGB85, 13, 186
- CMYK40, 68, 0, 27
- CSSrgb(85, 13, 186)
- HSL265°, 87%, 39%
- HSL Precise264.971°, 86.935%, 39.02%
- HSV265°, 93%, 73%
- HSB265°, 93%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.051
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.051, 0.729)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.051, 0.729, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.051, 0.729)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB5.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID550DBA
- DECIMAL ID5574074
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
