What color is #551155?

#551155 is a dark, moderate magenta known as Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cosmic Explorer?

The RGB value is 85, 17, 85: 85 red, 17 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cosmic Explorer?

The complementary color is #115511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #551155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cosmic Explorer color: hex code #551155

#551155 rgb(85, 17, 85)

Shades of purple

Cosmic Explorer has the hex code #551155. It is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 6.7% green and 33.3% blue (85, 17, 85).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 67% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

Cosmic Explorer (#551155) color codes

HEX	`#551155`
RGB	`rgb(85, 17, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 6.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 67%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 80%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20, 39.24, -24.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20, 46.34, 327.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.586, 2.988, 8.875)`
Decimal	`5574997`
Short hex	`#515`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cosmic Explorer, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #551155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#551155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #551155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #551155; }
.text { color: #551155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #551155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 17 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #551155, #551133); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

See #551155 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #551155?: #551155 is a dark, moderate magenta known as Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cosmic Explorer?: The RGB value is 85, 17, 85: 85 red, 17 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cosmic Explorer?: The complementary color is #115511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #551155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.