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#552583 Los Angeles Lakers Purple
#552583 is a dark, rich purple, close to the color Spanish Violet. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 14.5% green, and 51.4% blue. Its hue is 271°, with 56% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #552583.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.98:1 FailThis color as text on white
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1.98:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #552583 as they’d see it.
#552583 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedTeam colors
The Los Angeles Lakers use #552583 as their purple. Here is the full team palette.
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Questions about #552583
What color is #552583?
#552583 is a dark, rich purple, close to the color Spanish Violet. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 14.5% green, and 51.4% blue. Its hue is 271°, with 56% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #552583 in RGB?
#552583 is rgb(85, 37, 131): 85 red, 37 green, and 131 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #552583 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(35, 72, 0, 49). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #552583?
PANTONE 2613 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #552583?
Its complement #234700 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.