What color is #55598B?

#55598B 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 #55598B?

The RGB value is 85, 89, 139: 85 red, 89 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55598B?

The complementary color is #8B8755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55598B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55598B color

#55598B rgb(85, 89, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #55598B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 34.9% green and 54.5% blue (85, 89, 139).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#55598B color codes

HEX	`#55598B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 89, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 34.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 39%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 36%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.48, 11.54, -28.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.48, 30.54, 292.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.978, 10.94, 25.902)`
Decimal	`5593483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55598B, 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 #55598B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55598B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #55598B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55598b; }
.text { color: #55598b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55598b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 89 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55598b, #6c558b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #55598B?: #55598B 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 #55598B?: The RGB value is 85, 89, 139: 85 red, 89 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55598B?: The complementary color is #8B8755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55598B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.