What color is #551C5F?

#551C5F is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #551C5F?

The RGB value is 85, 28, 95: 85 red, 28 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #551C5F?

The complementary color is #265F1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #551C5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#551C5F color

#551C5F rgb(85, 28, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #551C5F is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 11% green and 37.3% blue (85, 28, 95).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 54% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#551C5F color codes

HEX	`#551C5F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 28, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 11%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 54%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 71%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 71%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.26, 36.65, -27.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.26, 45.94, 322.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.227, 3.588, 11.189)`
Decimal	`5577823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #551C5F, 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 #551C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#551C5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #551C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #551c5f; }
.text { color: #551c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #551c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 28 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #551c5f, #5f1c48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #551C5F?: #551C5F is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #551C5F?: The RGB value is 85, 28, 95: 85 red, 28 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #551C5F?: The complementary color is #265F1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #551C5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.