What color is #552C80?

#552C80 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Night Fever. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #552C80?

The RGB value is 85, 44, 128: 85 red, 44 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #552C80?

The complementary color is #57802C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #552C80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#552C80 color

#552C80 rgb(85, 44, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #552C80 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 17.3% green and 50.2% blue (85, 44, 128).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 49% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Night Fever (#572E89), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#552C80 color codes

HEX	`#552C80`
RGB	`rgb(85, 44, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 17.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 49%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 66%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 66%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.55, 36.26, -40.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.55, 54.32, 311.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.542, 5.291, 20.989)`
Decimal	`5581952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #552C80, 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 #552C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#552C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #552C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #552c80; }
.text { color: #552c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #552c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 44 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #552c80, #7f2c80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #552C80?: #552C80 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Night Fever. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #552C80?: The RGB value is 85, 44, 128: 85 red, 44 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #552C80?: The complementary color is #57802C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #552C80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.