What color is #554C77?

#554C77 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554C77?

The RGB value is 85, 76, 119: 85 red, 76 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554C77?

The complementary color is #6E774C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554C77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554C77 color

#554C77 rgb(85, 76, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #554C77 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29.8% green and 46.7% blue (85, 76, 119).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#554C77 color codes

HEX	`#554C77`
RGB	`rgb(85, 76, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.87, 14.08, -23.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.87, 27.14, 301.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.66, 8.432, 18.568)`
Decimal	`5590135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554C77, 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 #554C77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554C77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #554C77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554c77; }
.text { color: #554c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554c77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 76 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554c77, #6a4c77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #554C77?: #554C77 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554C77?: The RGB value is 85, 76, 119: 85 red, 76 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554C77?: The complementary color is #6E774C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554C77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.