What color is #55135B?

#55135B 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 #55135B?

The RGB value is 85, 19, 91: 85 red, 19 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55135B?

The complementary color is #195B13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55135B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55135B color

#55135B rgb(85, 19, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #55135B is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 7.5% green and 35.7% blue (85, 19, 91).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 65% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% 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 12.88:1).

#55135B color codes

HEX	`#55135B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 19, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 7.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 65%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 79%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 79%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.65, 39.65, -27.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.65, 48.33, 325.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.867, 3.153, 10.195)`
Decimal	`5575515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55135B, 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 #55135B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55135B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #55135B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55135b; }
.text { color: #55135b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55135b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 19 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55135b, #5b133d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #55135B?: #55135B 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 #55135B?: The RGB value is 85, 19, 91: 85 red, 19 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55135B?: The complementary color is #195B13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55135B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.