What color is #553971?

#553971 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 #553971?

The RGB value is 85, 57, 113: 85 red, 57 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553971?

The complementary color is #557139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553971 color

#553971 rgb(85, 57, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #553971 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 22.4% green and 44.3% blue (85, 57, 113).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#553971 color codes

HEX	`#553971`
RGB	`rgb(85, 57, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 22.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 50%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.54, 24.55, -27.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.54, 37.09, 311.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.189, 6.05, 16.356)`
Decimal	`5585265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553971, 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 #553971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #553971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553971; }
.text { color: #553971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 57 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553971, #713971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #553971?: #553971 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 #553971?: The RGB value is 85, 57, 113: 85 red, 57 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553971?: The complementary color is #557139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.