What color is #55496C?

#55496C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55496C?

The RGB value is 85, 73, 108: 85 red, 73 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55496C?

The complementary color is #606C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55496C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55496C color

#55496C rgb(85, 73, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #55496C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 28.6% green and 42.4% blue (85, 73, 108).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#55496C color codes

HEX	`#55496C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 73, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 28.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 32%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.52, 13.05, -18.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.52, 22.58, 305.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.835, 7.779, 15.221)`
Decimal	`5589356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55496C, 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 #55496C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55496C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #55496C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55496c; }
.text { color: #55496c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55496c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 73 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55496c, #66496c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #55496C?: #55496C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55496C?: The RGB value is 85, 73, 108: 85 red, 73 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55496C?: The complementary color is #606C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55496C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.