What color is #554A68?

#554A68 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 #554A68?

The RGB value is 85, 74, 104: 85 red, 74 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554A68?

The complementary color is #5D684A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554A68 color

#554A68 rgb(85, 74, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #554A68 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29% green and 40.8% blue (85, 74, 104).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#554A68 color codes

HEX	`#554A68`
RGB	`rgb(85, 74, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 29%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 29%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.62, 11.39, -15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.62, 19.43, 305.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.693, 7.828, 14.147)`
Decimal	`5589608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554A68, 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 #554A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #554A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554a68; }
.text { color: #554a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 74 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554a68, #644a68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #554A68?: #554A68 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 #554A68?: The RGB value is 85, 74, 104: 85 red, 74 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554A68?: The complementary color is #5D684A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.