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#55488d color: Gigas

#55488d is rgb(85, 72, 141) in RGB and oklch(44.873% 0.11001 289.892) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

44.9%
0.110
290°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • slate-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.70:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #55488d

#55488d is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 44.9% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.78:1 contrast and black text 2.7:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gigas (#564786). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #55488d mixed with white

  1. 55488d
  2. 645999
  3. 736ba4
  4. 837db0
  5. 948fbb
  6. a5a1c7
  7. b6b3d2
  8. c8c6dd
  9. dad9e9
  10. ececf4

Darker: #55488d mixed with black

  1. 55488d
  2. 493d7a
  3. 3d3367
  4. 312955
  5. 261f44
  6. 1c1633
  7. 110d23
  8. 080614
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #55488d with less saturation

  1. 55488d
  2. 554a88
  3. 544c82
  4. 544d7d
  5. 544f77
  6. 545072
  7. 54516c
  8. 545266
  9. 545361
  10. 55545b

Questions about #55488d

What color is #55488d?

#55488d is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Gigas. In RGB it is rgb(85, 72, 141), in HSL hsl(251.3, 32.39%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.873% 0.11001 289.892).

What colors go well with #55488d?

The complementary color of #55488d is #595900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2e5391 and #6f3e7a. The triadic partners are #843f0f and #00684b.

Is white or black text more readable on #55488d?

White text reads better on #55488d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and black gives 2.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55488d a warm or cool color?

#55488d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 44.9% and its chroma 0.11.