What color is #5D4B85?

#5D4B85 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4B85?

The RGB value is 93, 75, 133: 93 red, 75 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4B85?

The complementary color is #73854B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4B85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4B85 color

#5D4B85 rgb(93, 75, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D4B85 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 29.4% green and 52.2% blue (93, 75, 133).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 28% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sumptuous Purple (#604C81), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#5D4B85 color codes

HEX	`#5D4B85`
RGB	`rgb(93, 75, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 29.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 28%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 44%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 44%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.09, 21.08, -29.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.09, 36.58, 305.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.263, 9.053, 23.34)`
Decimal	`6114181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4B85, 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 #5D4B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #5D4B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4b85; }
.text { color: #5d4b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 75 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4b85, #7a4b85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5D4B85?: #5D4B85 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4B85?: The RGB value is 93, 75, 133: 93 red, 75 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4B85?: The complementary color is #73854B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4B85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.