What color is #5D468B?

#5D468B is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D468B?

The RGB value is 93, 70, 139: 93 red, 70 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D468B?

The complementary color is #748B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D468B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D468B color

#5D468B rgb(93, 70, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D468B is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 27.5% green and 54.5% blue (93, 70, 139).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 33% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#5D468B color codes

HEX	`#5D468B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 70, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 27.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 33%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 50%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 50%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.15, 25.86, -35.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.15, 43.57, 306.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.363, 8.571, 25.477)`
Decimal	`6112907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D468B, 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 #5D468B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D468B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #5D468B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d468b; }
.text { color: #5d468b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d468b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 70 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d468b, #7f468b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5D468B?: #5D468B is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D468B?: The RGB value is 93, 70, 139: 93 red, 70 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D468B?: The complementary color is #748B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D468B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.