What color is #55466B?

#55466B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55466B?

The RGB value is 85, 70, 107: 85 red, 70 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55466B?

The complementary color is #5C6B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55466B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55466B color

#55466B rgb(85, 70, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #55466B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 27.5% green and 42% blue (85, 70, 107).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#55466B color codes

HEX	`#55466B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 70, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 27.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 35%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.64, 14.72, -19.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.64, 24.15, 307.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.59, 7.373, 14.878)`
Decimal	`5588587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55466B, 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 #55466B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55466B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #55466B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55466b; }
.text { color: #55466b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55466b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 70 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55466b, #68466b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #55466B?: #55466B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55466B?: The RGB value is 85, 70, 107: 85 red, 70 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55466B?: The complementary color is #5C6B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55466B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.