Currant Violet Color

#553e51

Currant Violet is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #aac1ae
Complementary Color #3d5541
Color Shade: mid magenta (310.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 28.82% (better contrasting with white)
Currant Violet Color Sample
Currant Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #553e51

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Currant Violet Color. The Black Plum color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Treasure Seeker (#3f363d) for more calm effect. Try Old Fashioned Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3d5541 is the best complementary color to Currant Violet. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #553e51 complementary color is Gray Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Eggplant are #4d3d55 and #553d45. Thus found on the left and right of #553e51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mortar and Matterhorn colors as they work well with Currant Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Currant Violet palette consists of #3d554d and #45553d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d5541). Try Mineral Green and Cabbage Pont colors in combination with #553e51, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #553e51 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Currant Violet. Thus Limed Spruce and Kelp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Currant Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Asparagus, Kabul, and Bright Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #553e51 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Currant Violet tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#3d5541) and two others. The Kelp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gun Powder – 120° from the complementary Gray Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51553d and #413d55.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #553e51 is made of 37% red, 27% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Currant Violet has a hue angle of 310.43°, a saturation of 15.65% and a lightness of 28.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #553e51 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 66.67% black ink.

HEX #553e51
RGB Decimal rgb(85,62,81)
RGB Percentage 37%, 27%, 36%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 1.57, 66.67
HSL hsl(310.43,15.65%,28.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(310.43,27.06%,33.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.3382,13.7011,-7.5434)
XYZ xyz(6.9541,5.9706,8.5705)
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