Information about #55388F color

#55388F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#55388F falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 56, 143) — 33.3% red, 22% green, 56.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 34 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #55388F reads as a pleasantly vivid blue-purple violet and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Magenta Violet (#553592). Nearby in the Register you will also find Daisy Bush (#5B3E90) and Blue Gem (#4B3C8E).

The recipe behind #55388F is rgb(85, 56, 143), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#55388F color variations

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#55388F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #55388F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Daisy Bush color link
Daisy Bush

#5B3E90

Blue Gem color link
Blue Gem

#4B3C8E

Victoria color link
Victoria

#534491

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Gigas color link
Gigas

#564786

KSU Purple color link
KSU Purple

#512888

Purple Haze color link
Purple Haze

#4E387E

Blueberry color link
Blueberry

#464196

Regalia color link
Regalia

#522D80

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55388F
  • RGB85, 56, 143
  • CMYK23, 34, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(85, 56, 143)
  • HSL260°, 44%, 39%
  • HSL Precise260°, 43.719%, 39.02%
  • HSV260°, 61%, 56%
  • HSB260°, 61%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.220, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.220, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.220, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID55388F
  • DECIMAL ID5585039
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01