What color is #5D4463?

#5D4463 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4463?

The RGB value is 93, 68, 99: 93 red, 68 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4463?

The complementary color is #4A6344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4463?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4463 color

#5D4463 rgb(93, 68, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D4463 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 26.7% green and 38.8% blue (93, 68, 99).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 19% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#5D4463 color codes

HEX	`#5D4463`
RGB	`rgb(93, 68, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 26.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 31%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 31%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.62, 16.92, -14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.62, 21.99, 320.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.833, 7.362, 12.758)`
Decimal	`6112355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4463, 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 #5D4463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #5D4463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4463; }
.text { color: #5d4463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 68 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4463, #634459); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D4463?: #5D4463 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4463?: The RGB value is 93, 68, 99: 93 red, 68 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4463?: The complementary color is #4A6344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4463?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.