What color is #551C46?

#551C46 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 #551C46?

The RGB value is 85, 28, 70: 85 red, 28 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #551C46?

The complementary color is #1C552B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #551C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#551C46 color

#551C46 rgb(85, 28, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #551C46 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 11% green and 27.5% blue (85, 28, 70).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 50% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 18% yellow and 67% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#551C46 color codes

HEX	`#551C46`
RGB	`rgb(85, 28, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 11%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 50%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 67%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 18%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.84, 31.81, -13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.84, 34.42, 337.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.267, 3.204, 6.134)`
Decimal	`5577798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #551C46, 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 #551C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#551C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #551C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #551c46; }
.text { color: #551c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #551c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 28 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #551c46, #551c2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #551C46?: #551C46 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 #551C46?: The RGB value is 85, 28, 70: 85 red, 28 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #551C46?: The complementary color is #1C552B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #551C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.