What color is #555179?

#555179 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555179?

The RGB value is 85, 81, 121: 85 red, 81 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555179?

The complementary color is #757951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555179?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555179 color

#555179 rgb(85, 81, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #555179 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 31.8% green and 47.5% blue (85, 81, 121).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#555179 color codes

HEX	`#555179`
RGB	`rgb(85, 81, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 31.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 33%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.36, 11.44, -22.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.36, 24.91, 297.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.139, 9.196, 19.326)`
Decimal	`5591417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555179, 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 #555179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #555179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555179; }
.text { color: #555179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 81 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555179, #695179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #555179?: #555179 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555179?: The RGB value is 85, 81, 121: 85 red, 81 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555179?: The complementary color is #757951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555179?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.