What color is #5D4E65?

#5D4E65 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4E65?

The RGB value is 93, 78, 101: 93 red, 78 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4E65?

The complementary color is #56654E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4E65 color

#5D4E65 rgb(93, 78, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D4E65 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 30.6% green and 39.6% blue (93, 78, 101).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#5D4E65 color codes

HEX	`#5D4E65`
RGB	`rgb(93, 78, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 30.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 23%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 23%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.43, 11.06, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.43, 15.62, 315.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.587, 8.716, 13.487)`
Decimal	`6114917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4E65, 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 #5D4E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #5D4E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4e65; }
.text { color: #5d4e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 78 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4e65, #654e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D4E65?: #5D4E65 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4E65?: The RGB value is 93, 78, 101: 93 red, 78 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4E65?: The complementary color is #56654E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.