Palettes / Colors / #550DFD

#550DFD — Vivid Purple

#550DFD is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #550DFD 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.

#550DFD 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 #B5FD0D; it also sits naturally between #0D3DFD and #CD0DFD. 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 5% · Blue 99%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #550DFD

.text { color: #550DFD; }
.background { background-color: #550DFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #550DFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 13, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 98%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #550DFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 13, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #550DFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 13, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#550DFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#550DFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5FD0D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #550DFD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #550DFD

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 #550DFD 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 #550DFD 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

← #550DFC  ·  #550DFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #550DFD?

#550DFD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 85, 13, 253). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #550DFD?

#550DFD is RGB 85, 13, 253 — HSL 258°, 98%, 52% — CMYK 66%, 95%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #550DFD?

Its complement is #B5FD0D; analogous partners are #0D3DFD and #CD0DFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #550DFD for text?

White text on #550DFD has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.86:1.