What color is #551E50?

#551E50 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #551E50?

The RGB value is 85, 30, 80: 85 red, 30 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #551E50?

The complementary color is #1E5523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #551E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#551E50 color

#551E50 rgb(85, 30, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #551E50 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 11.8% green and 31.4% blue (85, 30, 80).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 48% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#551E50 color codes

HEX	`#551E50`
RGB	`rgb(85, 30, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 11.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 48%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 65%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.72, 32.63, -18.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.72, 37.54, 330.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.659, 3.439, 7.954)`
Decimal	`5578320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #551E50, 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 #551E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#551E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #551E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #551e50; }
.text { color: #551e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #551e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 30 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #551e50, #551e34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #551E50?: #551E50 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #551E50?: The RGB value is 85, 30, 80: 85 red, 30 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #551E50?: The complementary color is #1E5523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #551E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.