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#5500A3 closest to Space Battle Blue

#5500A3 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 63.9% blue (rgb(85, 0, 163)). Its HSL value is 271° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 48% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #5500A3 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.97:1.

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Variations of #5500A3

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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#5500A3 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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#5500A3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5500A3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #003AA0
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003DA7
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0034A5
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #003AA0
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0030A2
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3E3D5E
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4F2689
  • 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 #443463

#5500A3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.97:1 Very good#5500A3 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#5500A3 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5500A3 in CSS

/* Space Battle Blue */
.color { color: #5500A3; }
.background { background-color: #5500A3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5500A3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(85 0 163);
color: hsl(271 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.386 0.210 296.7);

#5500A3 FAQ

What color is #5500A3?

#5500A3 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 #5500A3?

#5500A3 is rgb(85, 0, 163) in RGB, hsl(271, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(48%, 100%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5500A3?

The complementary color of #5500A3 is #4EA300, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5500A3?

White text has the best contrast on #5500A3: 10.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5500A3 a warm or cool color?

#5500A3 is a cool color.