What color is #551350?

#551350 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #551350?

The RGB value is 85, 19, 80: 85 red, 19 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #551350?

The complementary color is #135518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #551350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#551350 color

#551350 rgb(85, 19, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #551350 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 7.5% green and 31.4% blue (85, 19, 80).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 63% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Explorer (#551155), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#551350 color codes

HEX	`#551350`
RGB	`rgb(85, 19, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 7.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 63%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 78%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.95, 37.58, -21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.95, 43.22, 330.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.427, 2.977, 7.877)`
Decimal	`5575504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #551350, 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 #551350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#551350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #551350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #551350; }
.text { color: #551350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #551350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 19 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #551350, #55132f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #551350?: #551350 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #551350?: The RGB value is 85, 19, 80: 85 red, 19 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #551350?: The complementary color is #135518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #551350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.