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#552E4E closest to Purple Prose

#552E4E is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Purple Prose. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 18.0% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(85, 46, 78)). Its HSL value is 311° hue, 30% saturation and 26% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 8% yellow and 67% black. #552E4E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.13:1.

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Variations of #552E4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#552E4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#552E4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #552E4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #383E4D
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2E384F
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3B364E
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #383E4D
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #42394D
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #58303A
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #572F46
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3B3B3B
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #433841

#552E4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.13:1 Very good#552E4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#552E4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#552E4E in CSS

/* Purple Prose */
.color { color: #552E4E; }
.background { background-color: #552E4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #552E4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(85 46 78);
color: hsl(311 30% 26%);
color: oklch(0.363 0.074 333.9);

#552E4E FAQ

What color is #552E4E?

#552E4E is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #552E4E?

#552E4E is rgb(85, 46, 78) in RGB, hsl(311, 30%, 26%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 46%, 8%, 67%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #552E4E?

The complementary color of #552E4E is #2E5535, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #552E4E?

White text has the best contrast on #552E4E: 11.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #552E4E a warm or cool color?

#552E4E is a warm color.