What color is #55288D?

#55288D is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Night Fever. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55288D?

The RGB value is 85, 40, 141: 85 red, 40 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55288D?

The complementary color is #608D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55288D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55288D color

#55288D rgb(85, 40, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #55288D is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 15.7% green and 55.3% blue (85, 40, 141).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 56% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Night Fever (#572E89), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#55288D color codes

HEX	`#55288D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 40, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 15.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 56%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 72%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 72%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.77, 41.84, -48.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.77, 63.83, 310.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.312, 5.372, 25.74)`
Decimal	`5580941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55288D, 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 #55288D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55288D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #55288D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55288d; }
.text { color: #55288d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55288d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 40 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55288d, #88288d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #55288D?: #55288D is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Night Fever. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55288D?: The RGB value is 85, 40, 141: 85 red, 40 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55288D?: The complementary color is #608D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55288D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.