What color is #5D486B?

#5D486B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D486B?

The RGB value is 93, 72, 107: 93 red, 72 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D486B?

The complementary color is #566B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D486B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D486B color

#5D486B rgb(93, 72, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D486B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 28.2% green and 42% blue (93, 72, 107).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#5D486B color codes

HEX	`#5D486B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 72, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 28.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 33%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 33%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.03, 16.26, -16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.03, 23.48, 313.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.485, 8.024, 14.956)`
Decimal	`6113387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D486B, 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 #5D486B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D486B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #5D486B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d486b; }
.text { color: #5d486b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d486b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 72 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d486b, #6b4868); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D486B?: #5D486B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D486B?: The RGB value is 93, 72, 107: 93 red, 72 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D486B?: The complementary color is #566B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D486B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.