What color is #553665?

#553665 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553665?

The RGB value is 85, 54, 101: 85 red, 54 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553665?

The complementary color is #466536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553665 color

#553665 rgb(85, 54, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #553665 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 21.2% green and 39.6% blue (85, 54, 101).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 30% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#553665 color codes

HEX	`#553665`
RGB	`rgb(85, 54, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 21.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 30%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 47%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 47%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.14, 23.38, -22.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.14, 32.33, 316.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.414, 5.509, 12.982)`
Decimal	`5584485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553665, 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 #553665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #553665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553665; }
.text { color: #553665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 54 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553665, #65365e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #553665?: #553665 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553665?: The RGB value is 85, 54, 101: 85 red, 54 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553665?: The complementary color is #466536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.