What color is #5D506A?

#5D506A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D506A?

The RGB value is 93, 80, 106: 93 red, 80 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D506A?

The complementary color is #5D6A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D506A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D506A color

#5D506A rgb(93, 80, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D506A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 31.4% green and 41.6% blue (93, 80, 106).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#5D506A color codes

HEX	`#5D506A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 80, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 31.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.19, 10.98, -13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.19, 17.02, 310.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.984, 9.105, 14.864)`
Decimal	`6115434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D506A, 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 #5D506A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D506A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #5D506A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d506a; }
.text { color: #5d506a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d506a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 80 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d506a, #6a506a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D506A?: #5D506A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D506A?: The RGB value is 93, 80, 106: 93 red, 80 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D506A?: The complementary color is #5D6A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D506A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.