#55388A Color

#55388A is rgb(85, 56, 138) in RGB and hsl(261, 42%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#55388A

HEX#55388A

RGBrgb(85, 56, 138)

HSLhsl(261, 42%, 38%)

HSVhsv(261, 59%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(41.8% 0.131 296.6)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 59%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55388A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55388A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55388A Complementary#6D8A38 Analogous#38448A Analogous#7D388A Triadic#8A5538 Triadic#388A55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55388A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6946AA #7E5CBC #987DCA #AF9AD6 #C8BAE3 #DFD7EF

Shades

#4A3177 #3E2965 #332253 #2A1C45 #1F1533 #140D21

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