What color is #554D6A?

#554D6A 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 #554D6A?

The RGB value is 85, 77, 106: 85 red, 77 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554D6A?

The complementary color is #626A4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554D6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554D6A color

#554D6A rgb(85, 77, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #554D6A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 30.2% green and 41.6% blue (85, 77, 106).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#554D6A color codes

HEX	`#554D6A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 77, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 30.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 27%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 27%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.56, 9.98, -15.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.56, 18.49, 302.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.001, 8.28, 14.757)`
Decimal	`5590378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554D6A, 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 #554D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #554D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554d6a; }
.text { color: #554d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 77 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554d6a, #634d6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #554D6A?: #554D6A 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 #554D6A?: The RGB value is 85, 77, 106: 85 red, 77 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554D6A?: The complementary color is #626A4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554D6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.