What color is #553F6B?

#553F6B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553F6B?

The RGB value is 85, 63, 107: 85 red, 63 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553F6B?

The complementary color is #556B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553F6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553F6B color

#553F6B rgb(85, 63, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #553F6B is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 24.7% green and 42% blue (85, 63, 107).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 26% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#553F6B color codes

HEX	`#553F6B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 63, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 24.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 26%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 41%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 41%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.75, 19.2, -22.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.75, 29.26, 311.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.177, 6.548, 14.74)`
Decimal	`5586795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553F6B, 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 #553F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #553F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553f6b; }
.text { color: #553f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 63 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553f6b, #6b3f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #553F6B?: #553F6B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553F6B?: The RGB value is 85, 63, 107: 85 red, 63 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553F6B?: The complementary color is #556B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553F6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.