What color is #554C68?

#554C68 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 #554C68?

The RGB value is 85, 76, 104: 85 red, 76 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554C68?

The complementary color is #5F684C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554C68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554C68 color

#554C68 rgb(85, 76, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #554C68 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29.8% green and 40.8% blue (85, 76, 104).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#554C68 color codes

HEX	`#554C68`
RGB	`rgb(85, 76, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 27%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.19, 10.11, -14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.19, 17.98, 304.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.829, 8.1, 14.192)`
Decimal	`5590120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554C68, 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 #554C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554C68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #554C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554c68; }
.text { color: #554c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 76 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554c68, #634c68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #554C68?: #554C68 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 #554C68?: The RGB value is 85, 76, 104: 85 red, 76 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554C68?: The complementary color is #5F684C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554C68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.