What color is #551B42?

#551B42 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #551B42?

The RGB value is 85, 27, 66: 85 red, 27 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #551B42?

The complementary color is #1B552E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #551B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#551B42 color

#551B42 rgb(85, 27, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #551B42 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 10.6% green and 25.9% blue (85, 27, 66).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 52% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 22% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#551B42 color codes

HEX	`#551B42`
RGB	`rgb(85, 27, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 10.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 52%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 68%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 22%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.48, 31.64, -10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.48, 33.48, 340.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.122, 3.109, 5.484)`
Decimal	`5577538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #551B42, 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 #551B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#551B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #551B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #551b42; }
.text { color: #551b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #551b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 27 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #551b42, #551b25); }

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Questions

What color is #551B42?: #551B42 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #551B42?: The RGB value is 85, 27, 66: 85 red, 27 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #551B42?: The complementary color is #1B552E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #551B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.