What color is #55225F?

#55225F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55225F?

The RGB value is 85, 34, 95: 85 red, 34 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55225F?

The complementary color is #2C5F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55225F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55225F color

#55225F rgb(85, 34, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #55225F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 13.3% green and 37.3% blue (85, 34, 95).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 47% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#55225F color codes

HEX	`#55225F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 34, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 13.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 47%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 64%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 64%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.34, 33.65, -25.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.34, 42.52, 322.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.384, 3.902, 11.241)`
Decimal	`5579359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55225F, 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 #55225F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55225F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #55225F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55225f; }
.text { color: #55225f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55225f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 34 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55225f, #5f224a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #55225F?: #55225F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55225F?: The RGB value is 85, 34, 95: 85 red, 34 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55225F?: The complementary color is #2C5F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55225F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.