What color is #55274E?

#55274E is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55274E?

The RGB value is 85, 39, 78: 85 red, 39 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55274E?

The complementary color is #27552E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55274E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55274E color

#55274E rgb(85, 39, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #55274E is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 15.3% green and 30.6% blue (85, 39, 78).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 37% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 8% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#55274E color codes

HEX	`#55274E`
RGB	`rgb(85, 39, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 15.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 37%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 54%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 8%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.45, 27.34, -14.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.45, 30.97, 332)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.847, 3.933, 7.657)`
Decimal	`5580622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55274E, 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 #55274E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55274E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #55274E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55274e; }
.text { color: #55274e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55274e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 39 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55274e, #552737); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #55274E?: #55274E is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55274E?: The RGB value is 85, 39, 78: 85 red, 39 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55274E?: The complementary color is #27552E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55274E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.