What color is #55245F?

#55245F 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 #55245F?

The RGB value is 85, 36, 95: 85 red, 36 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55245F?

The complementary color is #2E5F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55245F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55245F color

#55245F rgb(85, 36, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #55245F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 14.1% green and 37.3% blue (85, 36, 95).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 45% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 62% 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 11.64:1).

#55245F color codes

HEX	`#55245F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 36, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 14.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 45%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 62%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 62%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.74, 32.59, -25.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.74, 41.3, 322.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.443, 4.02, 11.261)`
Decimal	`5579871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55245F, 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 #55245F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55245F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #55245F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55245f; }
.text { color: #55245f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55245f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 36 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55245f, #5f244c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #55245F?: #55245F 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 #55245F?: The RGB value is 85, 36, 95: 85 red, 36 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55245F?: The complementary color is #2E5F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55245F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.