What color is #555378?

#555378 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 #555378?

The RGB value is 85, 83, 120: 85 red, 83 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555378?

The complementary color is #767853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555378?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555378 color

#555378 rgb(85, 83, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #555378 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 32.5% green and 47.1% blue (85, 83, 120).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#555378 color codes

HEX	`#555378`
RGB	`rgb(85, 83, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 32.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 31%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.88, 9.9, -20.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.88, 22.94, 295.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.229, 9.474, 19.055)`
Decimal	`5591928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555378, 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 #555378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #555378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555378; }
.text { color: #555378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 83 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555378, #685378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #555378?: #555378 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 #555378?: The RGB value is 85, 83, 120: 85 red, 83 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555378?: The complementary color is #767853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555378?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.