What color is #5D4A74?

#5D4A74 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4A74?

The RGB value is 93, 74, 116: 93 red, 74 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4A74?

The complementary color is #61744A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4A74 color

#5D4A74 rgb(93, 74, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D4A74 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 29% green and 45.5% blue (93, 74, 116).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Royal Robe (#614A7B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#5D4A74 color codes

HEX	`#5D4A74`
RGB	`rgb(93, 74, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 29%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 36%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.97, 17.22, -21.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.97, 27.25, 309.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.115, 8.486, 17.625)`
Decimal	`6113908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4A74, 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 #5D4A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #5D4A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4a74; }
.text { color: #5d4a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 74 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4a74, #724a74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5D4A74?: #5D4A74 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4A74?: The RGB value is 93, 74, 116: 93 red, 74 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4A74?: The complementary color is #61744A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.