Close to Eggplant
#554261
#554261 is a dark, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 25.9% green, and 38% blue. Its hue is 277°, with 19% saturation and 32% 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 #554261.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.98:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.34:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.98:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.34:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #554261 as they’d see it.
#554261 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #554261
What color is #554261?
#554261 is a dark, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 25.9% green, and 38% blue. Its hue is 277°, with 19% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #554261 in RGB?
#554261 is rgb(85, 66, 97): 85 red, 66 green, and 97 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #554261 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 32, 0, 62). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #554261?
PANTONE 269 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #554261?
Its complement #3B4F30 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.