What color is #554D6B?

#554D6B 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 #554D6B?

The RGB value is 85, 77, 107: 85 red, 77 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554D6B?

The complementary color is #636B4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554D6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554D6B color

#554D6B rgb(85, 77, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #554D6B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 30.2% green and 42% blue (85, 77, 107).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 28% 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 7.89:1).

#554D6B color codes

HEX	`#554D6B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 77, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 30.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 28%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 28%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.6, 10.24, -16.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.6, 19.1, 302.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.053, 8.301, 15.032)`
Decimal	`5590379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554D6B, 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 #554D6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554D6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #554D6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554d6b; }
.text { color: #554d6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554d6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 77 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554d6b, #644d6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #554D6B?: #554D6B 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 #554D6B?: The RGB value is 85, 77, 107: 85 red, 77 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554D6B?: The complementary color is #636B4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554D6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.