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#552FCD closest to Blurple

#552FCD is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Blurple. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 18.4% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(85, 47, 205)). Its HSL value is 254° hue, 63% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 59% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #552FCD is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.85:1.

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Variations of #552FCD

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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#552FCD 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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#552FCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #552FCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #004DCA
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0056D1
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004ECF
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #004DCA
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0046CB
  • Tritanopia 63% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #095D7D
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4746AE
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #525252
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #534B80

#552FCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.85:1 Very good#552FCD text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.67:1 Very poor#552FCD text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#552FCD in CSS

/* Blurple */
.color { color: #552FCD; }
.background { background-color: #552FCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #552FCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(85 47 205);
color: hsl(254 63% 49%);
color: oklch(0.463 0.224 284.5);

#552FCD FAQ

What color is #552FCD?

#552FCD is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Blurple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #552FCD?

#552FCD is rgb(85, 47, 205) in RGB, hsl(254, 63%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(59%, 77%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #552FCD?

The complementary color of #552FCD is #A7CD2F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #552FCD?

White text has the best contrast on #552FCD: 7.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #552FCD a warm or cool color?

#552FCD is a cool color.