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#5539CC Blurple

#5539CC is a dark, vivid purple named Blurple. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 22.4% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(85, 57, 204)). Its HSL value is 251° hue, 59% saturation and 51% lightness, and in CMYK it is 58% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #5539CC is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.39:1.

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Variations of #5539CC

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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#5539CC 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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#5539CC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5539CC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0051C9
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #005AD0
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0052CE
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0051C9
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #004BCA
  • Tritanopia 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #0A617F
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #474DAE
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #565656
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #555081

#5539CC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.39:1 Very good#5539CC text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.84:1 Very poor#5539CC text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5539CC in CSS

/* Blurple */
.color { color: #5539CC; }
.background { background-color: #5539CC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5539CC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(85 57 204);
color: hsl(251 59% 51%);
color: oklch(0.474 0.213 283.4);

#5539CC FAQ

What color is #5539CC?

#5539CC 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 #5539CC?

#5539CC is rgb(85, 57, 204) in RGB, hsl(251, 59%, 51%) in HSL and cmyk(58%, 72%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5539CC?

The complementary color of #5539CC is #B0CC39, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5539CC?

White text has the best contrast on #5539CC: 7.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5539CC a warm or cool color?

#5539CC is a cool color.