Blue-magenta Violet (#553592)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 9.09:1 — vs black: 2.31:1

Color values

  • HEX #553592
  • RGB rgb(85, 53, 146)
  • HSL hsl(260, 63%, 57%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 41.78, 63.7, 0, 42.75 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #553592 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Blue-magenta Violet
#553592 Base
#729235
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Blue-magenta Violet
#553592 Base
#354392
#843592
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Blue-magenta Violet
#553592 Base
#925535
#359255
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Blue-magenta Violet
#553592 Base
#928435
#439235
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Blue-magenta Violet
#553592 Base
#923543
#729235
#359284
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Blue-magenta Violet
#553592 Base
#140C22
#34215A
#442A74
#6640B0
#7953C1
#A48BD5
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Blue-magenta Violet, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0B0713
#1A102C
#291946
#37235F
#462C79
Blue-magenta Violet #553592 Base
#6E45BB
#8E6FCB
#AF99DA
#D0C2E9
#F0ECF8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #553592. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #553592;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #553592;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #553592;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #553592,
        #A8D74D
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #553592,
        #A8D74D
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$blue-magenta-violet: #553592;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$blue-magenta-violet-r: 85;
$blue-magenta-violet-g: 53;
$blue-magenta-violet-b: 146;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $blue-magenta-violet;
    color: rgba($blue-magenta-violet-r, $blue-magenta-violet-g, $blue-magenta-violet-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Blue-magenta Violet appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #553592 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #404092 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #3A3A92 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #444949 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #484848 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Blue-magenta Violet ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Blue-magenta Violet #553592 Base
Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 3.44
Regalia #522D80 ΔE 3.56
Purple Heart #69359C ΔE 3.97
Spanish Violet #4C2882 ΔE 3.98

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.