What color is #554E6F?

#554E6F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554E6F?

The RGB value is 85, 78, 111: 85 red, 78 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554E6F?

The complementary color is #686F4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554E6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554E6F color

#554E6F rgb(85, 78, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #554E6F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 30.6% green and 43.5% blue (85, 78, 111).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#554E6F color codes

HEX	`#554E6F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 78, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 30.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.06, 10.65, -17.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.06, 20.85, 300.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.339, 8.528, 16.19)`
Decimal	`5590639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554E6F, 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 #554E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #554E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554e6f; }
.text { color: #554e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 78 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554e6f, #664e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #554E6F?: #554E6F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554E6F?: The RGB value is 85, 78, 111: 85 red, 78 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554E6F?: The complementary color is #686F4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554E6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.