What color is #553B66?

#553B66 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553B66?

The RGB value is 85, 59, 102: 85 red, 59 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553B66?

The complementary color is #4C663B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553B66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553B66 color

#553B66 rgb(85, 59, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #553B66 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 23.1% green and 40% blue (85, 59, 102).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 27% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#553B66 color codes

HEX	`#553B66`
RGB	`rgb(85, 59, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 23.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 27%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 42%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.46, 20.48, -20.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.46, 29.27, 314.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.708, 6.019, 13.323)`
Decimal	`5585766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553B66, 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 #553B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #553B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553b66; }
.text { color: #553b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 59 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553b66, #663b62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #553B66?: #553B66 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553B66?: The RGB value is 85, 59, 102: 85 red, 59 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553B66?: The complementary color is #4C663B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553B66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.