What color is #5D3C8C?

#5D3C8C is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ruthless Empress. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D3C8C?

The RGB value is 93, 60, 140: 93 red, 60 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D3C8C?

The complementary color is #6B8C3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D3C8C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D3C8C color

#5D3C8C rgb(93, 60, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D3C8C is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 23.5% green and 54.9% blue (93, 60, 140).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 40% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Ruthless Empress (#573894), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#5D3C8C color codes

HEX	`#5D3C8C`
RGB	`rgb(93, 60, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 23.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 40%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 57%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 57%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.82, 32.23, -39.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.82, 50.9, 309.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.863, 7.452, 25.672)`
Decimal	`6110348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D3C8C, 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 #5D3C8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D3C8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #5D3C8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d3c8c; }
.text { color: #5d3c8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3c8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 60 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d3c8c, #853c8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D3C8C?: #5D3C8C is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ruthless Empress. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D3C8C?: The RGB value is 93, 60, 140: 93 red, 60 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D3C8C?: The complementary color is #6B8C3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D3C8C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.