Information about #553A73 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly balanced twilight violet, #553A73 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Pastel Indigo (#543E7A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Honey Flower (#5C3C6D) and Funtasia (#4C3371).
The recipe behind #553A73 is rgb(85, 58, 115), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #553A73 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#553A73 color variations
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#553A73 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#553A73 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#553A73 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#553A73 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#553A73 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #553A73 color
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Nearest named colors to #553A73
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#543E7A
#5C3C6D
#4C3371
#58427C
#5D3F6A
#4E387E
#4A3B6A
#583580
#483A79
#4F4081
#602F6B
#522D80
#553A73 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#553A73
- RGB85, 58, 115
- CMYK12, 22, 0, 55
- CSSrgb(85, 58, 115)
- HSL268°, 33%, 34%
- HSL Precise268.421°, 32.948%, 33.922%
- HSV268°, 50%, 45%
- HSB268°, 50%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.227
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.227, 0.451)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.227, 0.451, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.227, 0.451)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB22.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID553A73
- DECIMAL ID5585523
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
