What color is #55578A?

#55578A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55578A?

The RGB value is 85, 87, 138: 85 red, 87 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55578A?

The complementary color is #8A8855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55578A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55578A color

#55578A rgb(85, 87, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #55578A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 34.1% green and 54.1% blue (85, 87, 138).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#55578A color codes

HEX	`#55578A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 87, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 34.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 38%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 37%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.87, 12.51, -28.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.87, 31.24, 293.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.741, 10.582, 25.464)`
Decimal	`5592970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55578A, 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 #55578A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55578A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #55578A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55578a; }
.text { color: #55578a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55578a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 87 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55578a, #6e558a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #55578A?: #55578A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55578A?: The RGB value is 85, 87, 138: 85 red, 87 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55578A?: The complementary color is #8A8855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55578A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.