#5500BB closest to Sea Serpent’s Tears
#5500BB is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 0.0% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(85, 0, 187)). Its HSL value is 267° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #5500BB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.98:1.
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Variations of #5500BB
Shades
Mixed with black: richer and darker.
Tints
Mixed with white: lighter and softer.
Tones
Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.
Hues
The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.
Temperatures
Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
#5500BB color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#5500BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #5500BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →
- Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #003FB8
- Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0045BF
- Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003BBD
- Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #003FB8
- Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0034B9
- Tritanopia 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2C496D
- Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4C2E9D
- Achromatopsia 53% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #424242
- Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #483971
#5500BB contrast checker
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Colors similar to #5500BB
Palettes with #5500BB
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- 211C3E759600F5F2A2630CB7B695FFNightwalker to Dreamy Candy Forest
- 5222006771CC00ECA5502DB500C488Evil Cigar to Magical Malachite
- EAE635CFB4007560FF4B2CB41D1B80Pika Yellow to Nightly Expedition
- 92F69EE2A2003CA8006260C14F299F4D3500Toxic Frog to Moelleux au Chocolat
- B2A5FF4C20000086775A269D7EFED2Widowmaker to A State of Mint
#5500BB in CSS
/* Sea Serpent’s Tears */
.color { color: #5500BB; }
.background { background-color: #5500BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5500BB; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(85 0 187);
color: hsl(267 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.412 0.232 290.8);#5500BB FAQ
What color is #5500BB?
#5500BB is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.
What is the RGB value of #5500BB?
#5500BB is rgb(85, 0, 187) in RGB, hsl(267, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 100%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #5500BB?
The complementary color of #5500BB is #66BB00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #5500BB?
White text has the best contrast on #5500BB: 9.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #5500BB a warm or cool color?
#5500BB is a cool color.