Close to Rebecca Purple
#551666
#551666 is a dark, rich purple, close to the color Rebecca Purple. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 8.6% green, and 40% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 65% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #551666.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.69:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.40:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.69:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #551666 as they’d see it.
#551666 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #551666
What color is #551666?
#551666 is a dark, rich purple, close to the color Rebecca Purple. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 8.6% green, and 40% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 65% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #551666 in RGB?
#551666 is rgb(85, 22, 102): 85 red, 22 green, and 102 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #551666 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(17, 78, 0, 60). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #551666?
PANTONE 2597 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #551666?
Its complement #053E00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.