What color is #554259?

#554259 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554259?

The RGB value is 85, 66, 89: 85 red, 66 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554259?

The complementary color is #465942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554259?

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.

#554259 color

#554259 rgb(85, 66, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #554259 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 25.9% green and 34.9% blue (85, 66, 89).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#554259 color codes

HEX	`#554259`
RGB	`rgb(85, 66, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 25.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 26%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 26%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.76, 12.89, -10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.76, 16.67, 320.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.497, 6.549, 10.318)`
Decimal	`5587545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554259, 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 #554259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554259 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 #554259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554259; }
.text { color: #554259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 66 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554259, #594252); }

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Questions

What color is #554259?: #554259 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554259?: The RGB value is 85, 66, 89: 85 red, 66 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554259?: The complementary color is #465942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554259?: 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.