Palettes / Colors / #5502BB

#5502BB — Vivid Purple

#5502BB is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indigo (#4B0082) — not an exact match. CSS indigo gives you #4B0082, a different color; use #5502BB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#5502BB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #68BB02; it also sits naturally between #020BBB and #B202BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 1% · Blue 73%

Cyan 55% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5502BB

.text { color: #5502BB; }
.background { background-color: #5502BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5502BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 2, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 98%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5502BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 2, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5502BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 2, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5502BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5502BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #68BB02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5502BB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5502BB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #5502BB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5502BB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #5502BB?

#5502BB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 85, 2, 187). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5502BB?

#5502BB is RGB 85, 2, 187 — HSL 267°, 98%, 37% — CMYK 55%, 99%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #5502BB?

Its complement is #68BB02; analogous partners are #020BBB and #B202BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5502BB for text?

White text on #5502BB has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.11:1.