What color is #553F71?

#553F71 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553F71?

The RGB value is 85, 63, 113: 85 red, 63 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553F71?

The complementary color is #5B713F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553F71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553F71 color

#553F71 rgb(85, 63, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #553F71 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 24.7% green and 44.3% blue (85, 63, 113).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Violet (#5B4276), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#553F71 color codes

HEX	`#553F71`
RGB	`rgb(85, 63, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 24.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 44%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 44%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.06, 20.77, -25.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.06, 32.81, 309.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.504, 6.679, 16.461)`
Decimal	`5586801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553F71, 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 #553F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #553F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553f71; }
.text { color: #553f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 63 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553f71, #6e3f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #553F71?: #553F71 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553F71?: The RGB value is 85, 63, 113: 85 red, 63 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553F71?: The complementary color is #5B713F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553F71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.