What color is #553456?

#553456 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553456?

The RGB value is 85, 52, 86: 85 red, 52 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553456?

The complementary color is #355634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553456?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553456 color

#553456 rgb(85, 52, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #553456 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 20.4% green and 33.7% blue (85, 52, 86).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#553456 color codes

HEX	`#553456`
RGB	`rgb(85, 52, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 20.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 40%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.9, 21.14, -14.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.9, 25.64, 325.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.654, 5.059, 9.428)`
Decimal	`5583958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553456, 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 #553456	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553456 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #553456 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553456; }
.text { color: #553456; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553456; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 52 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553456, #563446); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #553456?: #553456 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553456?: The RGB value is 85, 52, 86: 85 red, 52 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553456?: The complementary color is #355634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553456?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.