What color is #5D4D73?

#5D4D73 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 #5D4D73?

The RGB value is 93, 77, 115: 93 red, 77 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4D73?

The complementary color is #63734D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4D73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4D73 color

#5D4D73 rgb(93, 77, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D4D73 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 30.2% green and 45.1% blue (93, 77, 115).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#5D4D73 color codes

HEX	`#5D4D73`
RGB	`rgb(93, 77, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 30.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 33%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.74, 15.08, -19.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.74, 24.49, 307.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.262, 8.873, 17.388)`
Decimal	`6114675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4D73, 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 #5D4D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #5D4D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4d73; }
.text { color: #5d4d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 77 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4d73, #704d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D4D73?: #5D4D73 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 #5D4D73?: The RGB value is 93, 77, 115: 93 red, 77 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4D73?: The complementary color is #63734D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4D73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.