5501AC

#5501AC closest to Space Battle Blue

#5501AC 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, 0.4% green and 67.5% blue (rgb(85, 1, 172)). Its HSL value is 269° hue, 99% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 51% cyan, 99% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #5501AC is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.57:1.

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Variations of #5501AC

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.

#5501AC 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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#5501AC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5501AC 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 #003CA9
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0040B0
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0037AE
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #003CA9
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0032AB
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #394263
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4E2991
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3F3F3F
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #453669

#5501AC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.57:1 Very good#5501AC text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.99:1 Very poor#5501AC text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5501AC in CSS

/* Space Battle Blue */
.color { color: #5501AC; }
.background { background-color: #5501AC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5501AC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(85 1 172);
color: hsl(269 99% 34%);
color: oklch(0.396 0.218 294.3);

#5501AC FAQ

What color is #5501AC?

#5501AC 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 #5501AC?

#5501AC is rgb(85, 1, 172) in RGB, hsl(269, 99%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(51%, 99%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5501AC?

The complementary color of #5501AC is #58AC01, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5501AC?

White text has the best contrast on #5501AC: 10.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5501AC a warm or cool color?

#5501AC is a cool color.