What color is #554B6A?

#554B6A 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 #554B6A?

The RGB value is 85, 75, 106: 85 red, 75 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554B6A?

The complementary color is #606A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554B6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554B6A color

#554B6A rgb(85, 75, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #554B6A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29.4% green and 41.6% blue (85, 75, 106).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#554B6A color codes

HEX	`#554B6A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 75, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 29%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.99, 11.26, -16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.99, 19.92, 304.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.863, 8.004, 14.711)`
Decimal	`5589866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554B6A, 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 #554B6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554B6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #554B6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554b6a; }
.text { color: #554b6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554b6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 75 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554b6a, #644b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #554B6A?: #554B6A 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 #554B6A?: The RGB value is 85, 75, 106: 85 red, 75 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554B6A?: The complementary color is #606A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554B6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.