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#554275 color: When Red Met Blue

#554275 is rgb(85, 66, 117) in RGB and oklch(42.232% 0.08492 299.956) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

42.2%
0.085
300°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-600
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.67:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #554275

#554275 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.2% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.67:1 contrast and black text 2.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is When Red Met Blue (#564375). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #554275 mixed with white

  1. 554275
  2. 645382
  3. 746590
  4. 84779e
  5. 958aab
  6. a69cb9
  7. b7afc7
  8. c8c3d5
  9. dad7e3
  10. edebf1

Darker: #554275 mixed with black

  1. 554275
  2. 493865
  3. 3d2f55
  4. 312546
  5. 261c37
  6. 1c1429
  7. 110b1c
  8. 08050f
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #554275 with less saturation

  1. 554275
  2. 544371
  3. 53456d
  4. 53466a
  5. 524766
  6. 514962
  7. 504a5e
  8. 504b5a
  9. 4f4c56
  10. 4e4d52

Questions about #554275

What color is #554275?

#554275 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is When Red Met Blue. In RGB it is rgb(85, 66, 117), in HSL hsl(262.35, 27.87%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.232% 0.08492 299.956).

What colors go well with #554275?

The complementary color of #554275 is #485417. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c4a7c and #673b64. The triadic partners are #6f4116 and #005c4f.

Is white or black text more readable on #554275?

White text reads better on #554275: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and black gives 2.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #554275 a warm or cool color?

#554275 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 42.2% and its chroma 0.085.