What color is #5411AF?

#5411AF is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5411AF?

The RGB value is 84, 17, 175: 84 red, 17 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5411AF?

The complementary color is #6CAF11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5411AF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5411AF color

#5411AF rgb(84, 17, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5411AF is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 6.7% green and 68.6% blue (84, 17, 175).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 82% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears (#5511CC), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#5411AF color codes

HEX	`#5411AF`
RGB	`rgb(84, 17, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 6.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 82%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 90%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 90%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.79, 59.2, -68.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.79, 90.83, 310.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.592, 5.38, 40.977)`
Decimal	`5509551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5411AF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5411AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5411AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5411AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5411af; }
.text { color: #5411af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5411af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 17 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5411af, #a311af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Blue.

Questions

What color is #5411AF?: #5411AF is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5411AF?: The RGB value is 84, 17, 175: 84 red, 17 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5411AF?: The complementary color is #6CAF11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5411AF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.