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#5500A0 closest to Space Battle Blue

#5500A0 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Space Battle Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 0.0% green and 62.7% blue (rgb(85, 0, 160)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 47% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black. #5500A0 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.09:1.

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Variations of #5500A0

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5500A0 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5500A0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5500A0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #003A9D
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003CA4
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0033A2
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #003A9D
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #00309F
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #403C5C
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #502586
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3C3C3C
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #433362

#5500A0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.09:1 Very good#5500A0 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#5500A0 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5500A0 in CSS

/* Space Battle Blue */
.color { color: #5500A0; }
.background { background-color: #5500A0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5500A0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(85 0 160);
color: hsl(272 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.383 0.207 297.5);

#5500A0 FAQ

What color is #5500A0?

#5500A0 is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Space Battle Blue. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5500A0?

#5500A0 is rgb(85, 0, 160) in RGB, hsl(272, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(47%, 100%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5500A0?

The complementary color of #5500A0 is #4BA000, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5500A0?

White text has the best contrast on #5500A0: 11.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5500A0 a warm or cool color?

#5500A0 is a cool color.