Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #552b5f, its pure hue is 288.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.7%, and its lightness is 27.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #552b5f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b050c to #4a2653.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #552b5f. In RGB, it consists of 33.3% Red, 16.9% Green, and 37.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 10.5% Cyan, 54.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 62.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 288.5°, with saturation of 37.7% and lightness of 27.1%. The decimal value for #552b5f is 5581663, and its nearest "web safe" color is #663366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #552b5f is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #552b5f
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #552b5f, its pure hue is 288.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.7%, and its lightness is 27.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #552b5f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6a4673 to #eae5eb.
Tones of #552b5f
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #552b5f, its pure hue is 288.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #552b5f, which range from #454545 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #6f008a (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #552b5f
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #552b5f! For #552b5f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #552b5f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #552b5f
This color, #552b5f, consists of 33.3% Red, 16.9% Green, and 37.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 85, Green = 43, Blue = 95. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #552b5f is 10.5% Cyan, 54.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 62.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 85 | 43 | 95 |
Octal | 125 | 53 | 137 |
Hexa | #55 | #2b | #5f |
Binary | 01010101 | 00101011 | 01011111 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 10 | 54 | 0 | 62 |
Octal | 12 | 66 | 0 | 76 |
Hexa | #0a | #36 | #00 | #3e |
Binary | 00001010 | 00110110 | 00000000 | 00111110 |
Analogous Colors of #552b5f
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #552b5f — which has hue 288.5° — its analogous colors are located at 258.5° and 318.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #552b5f.
Triadic Colors of #552b5f
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #552b5f — which has hue 288.5° — its triadic colors are located at 48.5° and 288.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #552b5f.
Complementary Color of #552b5f
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #552b5f — which has hue 288.5° — its complementary color is located at 108.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #552b5f.
Split Complementary Colors of #552b5f
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #552b5f — which has hue 288.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 78.5° and 288.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #552b5f.
Tetradic Colors of #552b5f
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #552b5f — which has hue 288.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 198.5°, 288.5°, 18.5°, and 108.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #552b5f.
Monochromatic Colors of #552b5f
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #552b5f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #271c29 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #8c2da2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #552b5f
We want to make getting started with #552b5f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #552b5f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #552b5f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #552b5f with other HTML elements.
#552b5f Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #552b5f;">The color of this text is #552b5f.</span>
#552b5f Background Color
<div style="background-color: #552b5f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #552b5f.</div>
#552b5f Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #552b5f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #552b5f.</span>
#552b5f Border Color
<div style="border: #552b5f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #552b5f.</div>
#552b5f Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #552b5f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #552b5f on a white background.</div></div>
#552b5f Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #552b5f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #552b5f on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #552b5f to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#552b5f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#552b5f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#552b5f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#552b5f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #552b5f to white.</div>
Gradient from #552b5f to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#552b5f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#552b5f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#552b5f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#552b5f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #552b5f to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #552b5f
In addition to using #552b5f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #552b5f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #552b5f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 85, Green = 43, Blue = 95). If you need details about the color coordinates of #552b5f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #552b5f |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(85, 43, 95) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #552b5f; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #552b5f; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #552b5f; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(85, 43, 95); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#552b5f") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:85, green:43, blue:95, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:85 green:43 blue:95 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(85f, 43f, 95f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(85, 43, 95); |
#552b5f Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #552b5f the same way. For those with color blindness, #552b5f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #552b5f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #552b5f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #552b5f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #552b5f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #552b5f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 11.1:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.