#550556 Color Information

#550556 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #550556. In RGB, it consists of 33.3% Red, 2.0% Green, and 33.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 1.2% Cyan, 94.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 66.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 299.3°, with saturation of 89% and lightness of 17.8%. The decimal value for #550556 is 5571926, and its nearest "web safe" color is #660066. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #550556 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#550556 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color85, 5, 86 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color33.3%, 2.0%, 33.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.667, 0.980, 0.663 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.012, 0.942, 0, 0.663 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color299.3°, 89.0%, 17.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color299.3°, 94.2%, 33.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color5.480, 2.712, 9.039 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color85, 5, 86 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5571926 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color18.850, 42.947, -27.159 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)18.850, 50.814, 327.691 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color18.850, 24.833, -33.145 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color16.467, 30.587, -21.017 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.318, 0.157, 2.712 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283762006 / 0xff550556 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#660066 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #550556

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #550556, its pure hue is 299.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 89.0%, and its lightness is 17.8%. 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 #550556, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b010b to #4a044b.

Tints of #550556

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #550556, its pure hue is 299.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 89.0%, and its lightness is 17.8%. 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 #550556, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6a246b to #eae0ea.

Tones of #550556

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #550556, its pure hue is 299.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 89.0%, 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 #550556, which range from #2e2e2e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #5a005b (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #550556

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #550556! For #550556, 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, #550556. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #550556

This color, #550556, consists of 33.3% Red, 2.0% Green, and 33.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 85, Green = 5, Blue = 86. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #550556 is 1.2% Cyan, 94.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 66.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R33.3%
C1.2%
G2.0%
M94.2%
B33.7%
Y0.0%
K66.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 85 5 86
Octal 125 5 126
Hexa #55 #05 #56
Binary 01010101 00000101 01010110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 1 94 0 66
Octal 1 136 0 102
Hexa #01 #5e #00 #42
Binary 00000001 01011110 00000000 01000010

Analogous Colors of #550556

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #550556 — which has hue 299.3° — its analogous colors are located at 269.3° and 329.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #550556.

Triadic Colors of #550556

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 #550556 — which has hue 299.3° — its triadic colors are located at 59.3° and 299.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #550556.

Complementary Color of #550556

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #550556 — which has hue 299.3° — its complementary color is located at 119.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #550556.

Split Complementary Colors of #550556

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 #550556 — which has hue 299.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 89.3° and 299.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #550556.

Tetradic Colors of #550556

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 #550556 — which has hue 299.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 209.3°, 299.3°, 29.3°, and 119.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #550556.

Monochromatic Colors of #550556

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #550556, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #29042a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #830485 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #550556

We want to make getting started with #550556 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #550556 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #550556 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 #550556 with other HTML elements.

#550556 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #550556.
<span style="color: #550556;">The color of this text is #550556.</span>

#550556 Background Color

The background color for this text is #550556.
<div style="background-color: #550556; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #550556.</div>

#550556 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #550556.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #550556;">This color for the shadow of this text is #550556.</span>

#550556 Border Color

This is a div with border color #550556.
<div style="border: #550556 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #550556.</div>

#550556 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #550556 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #550556; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #550556 on a white background.</div></div>

#550556 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #550556 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #550556; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #550556 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #550556 to White

This is a gradient from #550556 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#550556,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#550556,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#550556,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#550556,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #550556 to white.</div>

Gradient from #550556 to Black

This is a gradient from #550556 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#550556,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#550556,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#550556,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#550556,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #550556 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #550556

In addition to using #550556 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 #550556 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #550556, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 85, Green = 5, Blue = 86). If you need details about the color coordinates of #550556 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #550556
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(85, 5, 86)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #550556; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #550556; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #550556; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(85, 5, 86);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#550556")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:85, green:5, blue:86, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:85 green:5 blue:86 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(85f, 5f, 86f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(85, 5, 86);
 

#550556 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #550556 the same way. For those with color blindness, #550556 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #550556 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #550556 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 #550556 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 #550556 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

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #550556 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 13.6:1 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.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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