What color is #55295C?

#55295C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Imperial Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55295C?

The RGB value is 85, 41, 92: 85 red, 41 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55295C?

The complementary color is #305C29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55295C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55295C color

#55295C rgb(85, 41, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #55295C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 16.1% green and 36.1% blue (85, 41, 92).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 38% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Purple (#5B3167), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#55295C color codes

HEX	`#55295C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 41, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 16.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 38%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 55%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 55%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.61, 29.13, -22.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.61, 36.51, 322.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.471, 4.29, 10.61)`
Decimal	`5581148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55295C, 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 #55295C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55295C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #55295C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55295c; }
.text { color: #55295c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55295c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 41 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55295c, #5c294a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #55295C?: #55295C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Imperial Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55295C?: The RGB value is 85, 41, 92: 85 red, 41 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55295C?: The complementary color is #305C29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55295C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.