What color is #551F5A?

#551F5A 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 #551F5A?

The RGB value is 85, 31, 90: 85 red, 31 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #551F5A?

The complementary color is #245A1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #551F5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#551F5A color

#551F5A rgb(85, 31, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #551F5A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 12.2% green and 35.3% blue (85, 31, 90).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 49% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#551F5A color codes

HEX	`#551F5A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 31, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 12.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 49%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 66%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 66%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.48, 34.13, -24.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.48, 41.76, 324.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.082, 3.65, 10.055)`
Decimal	`5578586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #551F5A, 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 #551F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#551F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #551F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #551f5a; }
.text { color: #551f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #551f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 31 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #551f5a, #5a1f42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #551F5A?: #551F5A 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 #551F5A?: The RGB value is 85, 31, 90: 85 red, 31 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #551F5A?: The complementary color is #245A1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #551F5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.