What color is #55355B?

#55355B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55355B?

The RGB value is 85, 53, 91: 85 red, 53 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55355B?

The complementary color is #3B5B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55355B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55355B color

#55355B rgb(85, 53, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #55355B is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 20.8% green and 35.7% blue (85, 53, 91).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#55355B color codes

HEX	`#55355B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 53, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 20.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 42%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 42%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.39, 21.64, -17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.39, 27.53, 321.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.908, 5.233, 10.542)`
Decimal	`5584219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55355B, 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 #55355B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55355B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #55355B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55355b; }
.text { color: #55355b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55355b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 53 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55355b, #5b354e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #55355B?: #55355B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55355B?: The RGB value is 85, 53, 91: 85 red, 53 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55355B?: The complementary color is #3B5B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55355B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.