What color is #5D4860?

#5D4860 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4860?

The RGB value is 93, 72, 96: 93 red, 72 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4860?

The complementary color is #4B6048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4860?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4860 color

#5D4860 rgb(93, 72, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D4860 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 28.2% green and 37.6% blue (93, 72, 96).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#5D4860 color codes

HEX	`#5D4860`
RGB	`rgb(93, 72, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 28.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 25%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.58, 13.72, -10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.58, 17.38, 322.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.943, 7.807, 12.1)`
Decimal	`6113376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4860, 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 #5D4860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #5D4860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4860; }
.text { color: #5d4860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 72 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4860, #604857); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D4860?: #5D4860 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4860?: The RGB value is 93, 72, 96: 93 red, 72 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4860?: The complementary color is #4B6048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4860?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.