#555261 Hex Color

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Color Name

Purple Fog*

Hex Color Code

#555261

RGB Color Code

RGB(85, 82, 97)

CMYK Values*

12.4%, 15.5%, 0.0%, 62.0%

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#555261 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 555261?

The RGB color code for color number #555261 is RGB(85, 82, 97). In the RGB color model, #555261 has a red value of 85, a green value of 82, and a blue value of 97. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 12.4% cyan, 15.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 62.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 252° (degrees), 8.4 % saturation, and 35.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #555261 has a hue of 252° (degrees), 15.5 % saturation and 38.0 % brightness/value.

Color 555261 is cool or warm?

Color 555261 is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #555261? (For interior and product design)

555261 has an LRV of nearly 8.8. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#555261

LRV 8.8

Light Color

Compare LRV 8.8 of #555261 with dark and light color

Is #555261 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 555261 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #555261 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #555261

Hex triplet: #555261
Red: 55
Green: 52
Blue: 61

RGBA / RGB rgb(85, 82, 97)

Red: 85 (33.3%)
Green: 82 (32.2%)
Blue: 97 (38.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 12.37%
Magenta: 15.46%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 61.96%

HSL hsl(252deg, 8.4 %, 35.1 %)

Hue: 252°
Saturation: 8.38 %
Lightness: 35.10 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 252°
Saturation: 15.46 %
Brightness / Value: 38.04 %

RYB ryb(114, 123, 146)

Red: 114 (44.7%)
Yellow: 123 (48.4%)
Blue: 146 (57.4%)

HWB

Hue: 252°
Whiteness: 32.16 %
Blackness: 61.96 %

CMY

Cyan: 66.67%
Magenta: 67.84%
Yellow: 61.96%

XYZ

X: 8.92
Y: 8.83
Z: 12.54

YXY

Y1: 8.83
X: 0.29
Y2: 0.29

CIE-Lab

L: 35.65
A: 4.59
B: -8.26

CIE-Lch

L: 35.65
C: 9.45
H: 299.06

CIE-Luv

L: 35.65
U: 0.71
V: -11.3

Hunter-Lab

L: 29.71
A: 1.59
B: -4.23

Other

LRV: ~ 8.8 %
Munsell Color System: 9PB 3.4/1.4

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #555261

These are the named colors closest to hex 555261, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#5C5A6F Color Purple Fog

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

#51484F Color Quartz Gray

94.38% match | ΔE 5.62

#534B4F Color Dark Liver

93.77% match | ΔE 6.23

#50404D Color Purple Taupe

92.03% match | ΔE 7.97

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 555261.

#5E5A6A Color RAL 300 40 10 - Gobelin Mauve

96.99% match | ΔE 3.01

#5B5B6C Color RAL 290 40 10 - Shearwater Black

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

#645B6B Color RAL 310 40 10 - Dark Pink

95.35% match | ΔE 4.65

#5E5871 Color RAL 300 40 15 - Orchid Grey

94.88% match | ΔE 5.12

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 555261.

#4D495B Color PANTONE 19-3915 TCX - Graystone

96.63% match | ΔE 3.37

#4E5368 Color PANTONE 19-3919 TCX - Nightshadow Blue

95.79% match | ΔE 4.21

#575358 Color PANTONE 18-3906 TCX - Boulevard

94.96% match | ΔE 5.04

#4E4B51 Color PANTONE 19-3917 TCX - Blackened Pearl

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 555261.

#474659 Color BS 22-C-40 - Purple

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

#5D5C74 Color BS 22-C-39 - Purple

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

#4D4E51 Color BS 02-A-11 - Grey

92.56% match | ΔE 7.44

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 555261.

#5F545D Color PANTONE 4286 C

95.31% match | ΔE 4.69

#635B64 Color PANTONE 4293 C

95.04% match | ΔE 4.96

#5B5358 Color PANTONE 4279 C

94.68% match | ΔE 5.32

#605D75 Color PANTONE 2363 C

94.47% match | ΔE 5.53

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 555261.

#4F5358 Color RAL 7015 - Slate Gray

92.57% match | ΔE 7.43

Paint color for Hex #555261

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 555261 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 555261 once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

Hex color 555261 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #555261 to PPG Paints

#595461 Color Purple Parlor (PPG13-17)

98.49% match | ΔE 1.51

#544F66 Color Magic Spell (PPG1173-7)

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

#484B5A Color Black Flame (PPG1043-7)

95.79% match | ΔE 4.21

#464960 Color Chinaberry (PPG1171-7)

94.74% match | ΔE 5.26

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 555261 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #555261 to Dunn-Edwards

#4F4F5E Color Night Night (DE 5937)

98.02% match | ΔE 1.98

#4E4E63 Color Legendary Purple (DE 5930)

96.85% match | ΔE 3.15

#4D4860 Color Violet Shadow (DEA 192)

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

#4D516C Color Intergalactic (DE 5916)

94.60% match | ΔE 5.40

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 555261 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #555261 to Benjamin Moore

#504C5B Color Wood Violet (1428)

97.92% match | ΔE 2.08

#514C5A Color Super Nova (1414)

97.78% match | ΔE 2.22

#514A58 Color Shadow (2117-30)

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#4B4A5C Color Approaching Storm (CSP-535)

96.75% match | ΔE 3.25

Behr

Hex color 555261 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #555261 to Behr

#515366 Color Lap Of Luxury (S560-7)

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#5E5967 Color Plush Purple (S570-7A)

97.20% match | ΔE 2.80

#535066 Color Mardi Gras (PPU16-19)

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#625768 Color Darkest Grape (PPU17-04)

95.48% match | ΔE 4.52

Valspar

Hex color 555261 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #555261 to Valspar

#54525A Color Veiled Vinyl (M231)

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

#53545E Color Coal Tipple (8004-47F)

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

#5F5A63 Color Forge (8004-48F)

95.87% match | ΔE 4.13

#4F546D Color When Worlds Collide (8003-48F)

94.97% match | ΔE 5.03

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 555261 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #555261 to Sherwin Williams

#5D5962 Color Midnight (SW 6264)

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#4A4653 Color Quixotic Plum (SW 6265)

95.80% match | ΔE 4.20

#515763 Color Mineral Gray (SW 2740)

94.40% match | ΔE 5.60

#4F4D51 Color Perle Noir (SW 9154)

93.85% match | ΔE 6.15

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 555261 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #555261 to Farrow & Ball

#53454F Color Pelt (254)

93.32% match | ΔE 6.68

#484348 Color Paean Black (294)

92.79% match | ΔE 7.21

#4F4A4A Color Tanner's Brown (255)

91.58% match | ΔE 8.42

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

91.46% match | ΔE 8.54

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#555261 color palettes and scheme combination

0C0C0E

25232A

3D3B45

555261

6D697D

878396

A29FAD

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

525E61

525661

555261

5D5261

61525E

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

555261

615552

526155

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

555261

615257

5E6152

52615D

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

555261

666370

777480

888590

9997A0

AAA8B0

BBB9BF

CCCBCF

DDDCDF

EEEDEF

FFFFFF

Purple Fog* - #555261 Tints

555261

4C4957

44414D

3B3943

33313A

2A2930

212026

19181D

111013

080809

000000

Purple Fog* - #555261 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#555261

Purple Fog*

#5E6152

Ebony*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #555261?

Color that best contrast with #555261 is #5E6152, color name is Ebony*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.